Question 1

17 year old boy with blood in stool?

Accepted Answer

Bright red blood can be an anal fissure. Blood mixed throughout stool warrants a visit to the doctor. Bloody loose stool could be salmonella or similar bacterial infection. Can also indicate a polyp. If persists more than a day or two see the doctor...And if accompanied by fever or intense cramping see doctor.

Question 2

Have to go to bathroom as as finished eating and there's blood in stool?

Accepted Answer

Seek care from a physician via Emergency Department or elsewhere.  It could be something benign like your gastrocolic reflex mediating severe diarrhea with irritation leading to blood in stool but this is highly unlikely.  I would get seen as soon as possible even emergently.

Question 3

A month ago i had painful cuts on my anus, blood in stool, and pain when going to the bathroom. cuts went away but still anal discharge causing itch?

Accepted Answer

fissures are very painful and cause pain and bright bleeding but 90 percent heal completely without much intervention. during the last stage of healing the itching can become intense.  fissures can cause some moisture and leakage which burns and damages the perianal skin.  Cleaning with tap water (avoid cleansing pads), and using a protective paste (Calmoseptine) daily after BMs helps

Question 4

I had the flu with fever, still coughing from it, and now when i went to the bathroom, there was little stool and allot of blood, and i had no pain, i never had blood in stool or such, i'm so worried and scared, what should i do ? i'm very shy to go to th

Accepted Answer

I know that you are shy;however, you will need an abdominal and rectal exam to determine the cause of the bleeding.

Question 5

5 year old son had small amount of blood in stool a week ago twice and now no blood but clay colored stool? no other symptoms.

Accepted Answer

No blood should be in the stool If the child is constipated then this may explain it. BUT. the child needs seen by the doctor and then problem reevaluated. If the child has ongoing clay colored stool this will need to be looked into. Take the child to the pediatrician
Best wishes.

Question 6

My 26 years old son, complaint blood in stool took medicine daflon 500, his cbc results all other cells in normal range only low platelet count is 18000. please advise?

Accepted Answer

All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Talk to the doctor who ordered the tests. Having said that, a platelet count of 18000 is abnormally low and consulting a hematologist is warranted.   
Wish you and your son good health!

Question 7

Hello, i'm 19 years old, have had very occasional red blood in stool since last summer. now some change in stool caliber. parents say not to worry?

Accepted Answer

Constipated . Occasional blood in the stools are normal if you suffer from constipation.Change in caliber might be more concerning . You need to discuss this with your physician to be sure it is just constipation and not colon cancer or other medical conditions causing blood and change in stool caliber . Erring on the safe side. Please get checked.

Question 8

Occult blood in stool at 45 year old checkup; what to look for?

Accepted Answer

Fecal occult blood test is done to see if you have evidence of bleeding in the GI tract. The sensitivity will be very low if it is done only once. The sensitivity will be much higher if that is done in 3 separate occasion. Your md likely did it for a good reason- eg- you have significant family history of colon cancers; or  there are suspicious sign/symptoms that have to be evaluated further etc.

Question 9

36 year old male with hypertension had 3 heartattacks, today had blood in stool and on tissue.?

Accepted Answer

Your description sounds like hemorrhoids but could be something more serious.  Go see your regular doctor.

Question 10

What do you suggest if i'm a 20 year old girl with blood in stool which happened a few times. the onset was 11 days ago and?

Accepted Answer

See your family doctor first, and he/she might refer you to a gastroenterologist or a colorectal surgeon depending on what he thinks the bleeding is coming from.

My 17 year old son has blood in his stool and goes to the bathroom after each meal he says he feels good what could it be

17 year old boy with blood in stool?

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Have to go to bathroom as as finished eating and there's blood in stool?

A month ago i had painful cuts on my anus, blood in stool, and pain when going to the bathroom. cuts went away but still anal discharge causing itch?

I had the flu with fever, still coughing from it, and now when i went to the bathroom, there was little stool and allot of blood, and i had no pain, i never had blood in stool or such, i'm so worried and scared, what should i do ? i'm very shy to go to th

5 year old son had small amount of blood in stool a week ago twice and now no blood but clay colored stool? no other symptoms.

My 26 years old son, complaint blood in stool took medicine daflon 500, his cbc results all other cells in normal range only low platelet count is 18000. please advise?

Hello, i'm 19 years old, have had very occasional red blood in stool since last summer. now some change in stool caliber. parents say not to worry?

Occult blood in stool at 45 year old checkup; what to look for?

36 year old male with hypertension had 3 heartattacks, today had blood in stool and on tissue.?

What do you suggest if i'm a 20 year old girl with blood in stool which happened a few times. the onset was 11 days ago and?

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