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Is it possible to have bleeding in your colon without black or tarry stools?

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Yes: Tarry stools (melena) is usually due to a higher gi tract source of bleeding (I.e. stomach or small bowel). As the source of bleeding gets closer to the anus, it is usually red as there is less digestion by bacteria (which is why it turns black)

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Answered 10/7/2015

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Is it possible to have bleeding in your colon without blood in stool? My hgb is below 7.1, my bowels are slushy and full of mucus but no blood in stool or towel. Could this still mean I am losing blood from the colon?

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Dr.Please does All Bleeding From Anus when Passing stool mean Colon Cancer?? Could it be Haemorrhoids or Fissures,I strain due to hard stools.For past months,when I excrete,It drips blood,i adjusted my diet,I now excrete soft stool but still bleed?

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