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What Does Blood In Stool Indicate?
I bleed almost every time that I have a stool. It is bright red blood and fills the stool up and leaves the water red. I recently feel a ball inside when I wipe myself. My stools are always loose. wet. I would like to have a normal stool again. I go to the bathroom about three times a day. It is always a soft, runny stool. Not solid. I don t always bleed, but when I do it is red, red and lots of it. I am so tired of not knowing what it is and not being able o have a normal stool. I am a male and 25 years old. I have been told that it is a fissure that can only be corrected by surgery
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Thu, 8 Feb 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Suggestive of lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Passing bright red blood in the stool may be caused by hemorrhoids, anal fissure, fistula in ano, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn disease), infections such as amoebiasis or dysentery, diverticular disease of colon, polyps and cancer of the colon, rectum or anus.
You are advised to consult a surgeon for proper evaluation and certain lab tests such as stool analysis, CBC, colonoscopy to rule out other conditions.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Suggestive of lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Passing bright red blood in the stool may be caused by hemorrhoids, anal fissure, fistula in ano, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn disease), infections such as amoebiasis or dysentery, diverticular disease of colon, polyps and cancer of the colon, rectum or anus.
You are advised to consult a surgeon for proper evaluation and certain lab tests such as stool analysis, CBC, colonoscopy to rule out other conditions.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali
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Hi & Welcome.
Thanks for your concerns.
Suggestive of lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Passing bright red blood in the stool may be caused by hemorrhoids, anal fissure, fistula in ano, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease), infections such as amoebiasis or dysentery, diverticular disease of colon, polyps and cancer of the colon, rectum or anus.
You are advised to consult a surgeon for proper evaluation and certain lab tests such as stool analysis, CBC, colonoscopy to rule out other conditions.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
Thanks for your concerns.
Suggestive of lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
Passing bright red blood in the stool may be caused by hemorrhoids, anal fissure, fistula in ano, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or crohn's disease), infections such as amoebiasis or dysentery, diverticular disease of colon, polyps and cancer of the colon, rectum or anus.
You are advised to consult a surgeon for proper evaluation and certain lab tests such as stool analysis, CBC, colonoscopy to rule out other conditions.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
I find this answer helpful
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