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What Causes Blood In Stools With Lightheadedness?

I have never had blood in stool. I do have a deteriorated disc upper neck which sometimes cause pain & weakness. And lightheaded even dizzy and weak . I was in a traumatic accident yesterday fell on a lawmower. With great force. All day today have had blood in stool ( along with weakness faint sweats) but no Other symptoms that come with ulcer, colon cancerEtc . Will this go away soon since likely caused by trams. Had colonosocpy 5 yr ago and all Was fine. Also is this loss of blood causing the weak and faint feelings?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
Since you had a fall on a lawnmower that started with blood in stool indicates that there can be a trauma to the colon most probable as you never has bleeding per-rectum and colonoscopy was normal 5 years ago.
Hence I would advise you the following in such a situation:
Consult your Doctor or rush to ER as you also have the other symptoms of lightheadedness and weakness, fainting spells and so on.
Clinical evaluation, examination and investigations:
CT scan of abdomen.
Tests of blood, stool and urine.
Colonoscopy at an appropriate time.
Resuscitation if there is too much blood loss, may even need a blood transfusion.
Further management as per the clinical evaluation and reports of investigations.
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What Causes Blood In Stools With Lightheadedness?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood the concerns. Since you had a fall on a lawnmower that started with blood in stool indicates that there can be a trauma to the colon most probable as you never has bleeding per-rectum and colonoscopy was normal 5 years ago. Hence I would advise you the following in such a situation: Consult your Doctor or rush to ER as you also have the other symptoms of lightheadedness and weakness, fainting spells and so on. Clinical evaluation, examination and investigations: CT scan of abdomen. Tests of blood, stool and urine. Colonoscopy at an appropriate time. Resuscitation if there is too much blood loss, may even need a blood transfusion. Further management as per the clinical evaluation and reports of investigations.