Q: small cracker crumb size speck of bright blood in stool only, painful 2 pass happened 1 other time in teen no diaherra. cause? cancer??

Probably Hemorrhoid: Cancer is very unlikely. If you have a history of constipation, you may have developed a hemorrhoid. Generally, people will notice a speck (or sometimes more) of bright red blood on the toilet paper after a hard bowel movement. If there is blood in the stool (red or black/tarry which is older blood) or a substantial amount of blood, you should see a doctor to rule out other causes.

Q: what are the possible causes of blood in stool?

Several: Hemorrhoids, proctitis, polyps, colitis, cancer.

Q: what causes blood in stool?

A lot of things: Many things can cause blood in the stool (i presume you talk about bright red blood and not black tarry stools) including simple things like hemorrhoids or fissures or more serious things like colitis, polyps, or even cancer. Any blood in the stool should be evaluated. Visit your family doc and he/she will likely send you to a gastroenterologist. Best to you.

Q: potential or coincidental causes for blood in stool?

Many : From benign like hemorrhoids to serious like cancer. Can't tell without an evaluation. I suggest you visit your family doc and let he/she take it from there.

Q: what causes there to be blood in stool when i go to flush?

Hemorrhoids: Moat common cause for painless bright red bleeding in the toilet bowl after a bowel movement is internal hemorrhoids.

Q: what causes blood in stool? (bowl movement)(

Blood in stool: Blood in the stool is from bleeding in the lower gastrointestinal tract. This could be from many things such as hemorrhoids, diverticulitis, colon polyps, colon cancer, etc. You should see a GI specialist for further evaluation.

Q: can palafer cause blood in stool?

No: Palafer usually refers to iron supplements. It can make your stool appear black and possibly look like bleeding but usually i would expect such a medication being used for people who have blood loss from other causes such as GI related diseases. Patient should see a local gastroenterologist if any signs of bleeding reported in the stool.

Q: what causes bright red blood in stool?

Bleeding: Not much else besides bleeding. If bright red blood, you need to see your doctor. Most likely cause is hemorrhoids. Hope this helps.

Q: can slow carb diet cause blood in stool?

Yes frm dietary heme: You can have false positive reading that is caused from dietary heme ( from red meat)- thus you should avoid red meat , poultry, fish, some raw vegetables (turnips, horseradish, etc.), and vitamin, aspirin, nsaids - 3 to 5 days prior to checking the fecal occult blood test. In addition, repeating the test- 2 slides each time from 3 separate bm-is recommended to increase sensitivity and accuracy.

Question 1

how common is it for a gastroentologist to see a teenager complaining about blood in stool?

Accepted Answer

See regular Dr 1st: Most stooling issues can be handled by your regular doctor. A dietary history, stooling history & review of issues can often point the way to a simple DX and plan for improvement.If the initial workup or rx is not helpful, additional eval thru a GI specialist may be necessary. In my local, the gi's won't see kids <18, so a 50-100 mile trip to a pedi GI is an extra burden.

Question 2

small cracker crumb size speck of bright blood in stool only, painful 2 pass happened 1 other time in teen no diaherra. cause? cancer??

Accepted Answer

Probably Hemorrhoid: Cancer is very unlikely.  If you have a history of constipation, you may have developed a hemorrhoid.   Generally, people will notice a speck (or sometimes more) of bright red blood on the toilet paper after a hard bowel movement. If there is blood in the stool (red or black/tarry which is older blood) or a substantial amount of blood, you should see a doctor to rule out other causes.

Question 3

what are the possible causes of blood in stool?

Accepted Answer

Several: Hemorrhoids, proctitis, polyps, colitis, cancer.

Question 4

what causes blood in stool?

Accepted Answer

A lot of things: Many things can cause blood in the stool (i presume you talk about bright red blood and not black tarry stools) including simple things like hemorrhoids or fissures or more serious things like colitis, polyps, or even cancer.  Any blood in the stool should be evaluated.  Visit your family doc and he/she will likely send you to a gastroenterologist.  Best to you.

Question 5

potential or coincidental causes for blood in stool?

Accepted Answer

Many : From benign like hemorrhoids to serious like cancer. Can't tell without an evaluation. I suggest you visit your family doc and let he/she take it from there.

Question 6

what causes there to be blood in stool when i go to flush?

Accepted Answer

Hemorrhoids: Moat common cause for painless bright red bleeding in the toilet bowl after a bowel movement is internal hemorrhoids.

Question 7

what causes blood in stool? (bowl movement)(

Accepted Answer

Blood in stool: Blood in the stool is from bleeding in the lower gastrointestinal tract.  This could be from many things such as hemorrhoids, diverticulitis, colon polyps, colon cancer, etc.  You should see a GI specialist for further evaluation.

Question 8

can palafer cause blood in stool?

Accepted Answer

No: Palafer usually refers to iron supplements. It can make your stool appear black and possibly look like bleeding but usually i would expect such a medication being used for people who have blood loss from other causes such as GI related diseases. Patient should see a local gastroenterologist if any signs of bleeding reported in the stool.

Question 9

what causes bright red blood in stool?

Accepted Answer

Bleeding: Not much else besides bleeding.  If bright red blood, you need to see your doctor.  Most likely cause is hemorrhoids.  Hope this helps.

Question 10

can slow carb diet cause blood in stool?

Accepted Answer

Yes frm dietary heme: You can have false positive reading that is caused from dietary heme ( from red meat)- thus you should avoid red meat , poultry, fish, some raw vegetables (turnips, horseradish, etc.), and vitamin, aspirin, nsaids - 3 to 5 days prior to checking the fecal occult blood test. In addition, repeating the test- 2 slides each time from 3 separate bm-is recommended to increase sensitivity and  accuracy.

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