Question 1

how serious is bloody stool as a side effect from pregnancy?

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Depends on cause: Many pregnant women have hemorrhoids that may produce blood stool and may resolve after delivery.  However, any bleeding in the stools is a serious issue, including hemorrhoids, the later can cause enough blood loss to make a person anemic.  It would be prudent to see your doctor, which you should be doing as part of antenatal care.

Question 2

what dose bloody stool means

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Possibilities: Include bleeding from hemorrhoids, diverticulosis, infectious diarrhea, cancer, arterio-venous malformations, crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Also, an ulcer, bleeding disorder,  or a polyp.  If you are having bloody stool you need to be seen by a doctor as soon as possible.

Question 3

what does having a bloody stool mean?

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See a doctor!: Blood in stool has many causes, some benign, some worrisome, some bad. Only a doctor trained in evaluation of the GI tract can differentiate between these, but blood always needs an explanation.

Question 4

what is the cause of bloody stool in general?

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Hemorrhoids: Usually but can be many other things including infection, inflammatory bowel disease and tumors, both benign and malignant. See a colorectal surgeon sooner rather than later.

Question 5

what is the definition or description of: bloody stool?

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Bloody stool: Bloody stool = blood in stool.

Question 6

bloody stool and cough, what are these symptoms of?

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Bloody stool: coughing could put strain on hemorrhoids and make them bleed.  However you need to be seen right away.  Bloody stool can mean many things including ulcers, cancer, infections abnormal blood vessels and many other things.   Cough could be pneumonia or other serious problems.

Question 7

purulent, mucus bloody stool what is the cause?

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Sounds like: Colitis either infectious or inflammatory bowel but can't rule out a polyp or tumor. You need to get a colonoscopy after a full history and physical exam. See a colon and rectal surgeon for your workup and do it soon! before things get acutely worse.

Question 8

could improper sleeping habit result in bloody stool?

Accepted Answer

No: This should not cause bloody bowel movements. Please have this checked medically.

Question 9

what is the cause of bloody stool? this happens every time i poo.

Accepted Answer

Get it checked.: It is time to be medically evaluated. Causes of rectal bleeding include hemorroids, anal fissure, fistula, cancer as well as many inflammatory and infectious conditions.

Question 10

can improper sleeping habit result in bloody stool? what are your expert opinions?

Accepted Answer

No.: Bloody stools are caused by some type of lesion in the GI tract.  It can simple like hemrrhoids, inflammatory bowel disease, infection or even cancer.  It is not due to abnormal sleep.  See a healthcare provider to evaluate the cause.

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