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Mom called and said they had to give her 2-3 units of blood last night. does that mean her rectal bleed yesterday of 1, 000 ml was a gi bleed?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Yes: Bleeding could be anywhere from esophagus to rectum. Need a GI doctor to determine that.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/10/2014

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Prob. Yes: Needs evaluation from the cause of bleeding.

Answered 3/26/2013

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