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What Causes Discomfort In Abdomen And Blood In Stools?

I have recently had blood in my stole which started to cause a concern for me and now I am even more concerned because the blood is gone but now I have a head ache on the right side, my left arm hurts and I have had some discomfort in my abdominal area.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood the concerns.
Blood in stool has to be taken seriously unless proved otherwise as the probable causes can be as follows:
Piles or Hemorrhoids.
Fissure in ano.
Intestinal infection particularly procto-colitis. This in tun can give headache and body ache as as you have mentioned.
Hence I would advise you the following in such a situation:
Consult your Doctor to get a clinical evaluation, examination and investigations of stool, blood and urine.
Get a primary course of an antibiotic if there is an evidence of an infection.
Get ano-proctoscopy and per-rectal digital examination.
Further management as per the clinical findings and supportive reports of investigations.
Increase fibers in diet and take plenty of oral fluids to avoid dehydration.
Take supportive and symptomatic treatment with Paracetamol, electrolyte solution, probiotics and activated charcoal tablets.
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What Causes Discomfort In Abdomen And Blood In Stools?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood the concerns. Blood in stool has to be taken seriously unless proved otherwise as the probable causes can be as follows: Piles or Hemorrhoids. Fissure in ano. Intestinal infection particularly procto-colitis. This in tun can give headache and body ache as as you have mentioned. Hence I would advise you the following in such a situation: Consult your Doctor to get a clinical evaluation, examination and investigations of stool, blood and urine. Get a primary course of an antibiotic if there is an evidence of an infection. Get ano-proctoscopy and per-rectal digital examination. Further management as per the clinical findings and supportive reports of investigations. Increase fibers in diet and take plenty of oral fluids to avoid dehydration. Take supportive and symptomatic treatment with Paracetamol, electrolyte solution, probiotics and activated charcoal tablets.