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Bloody or red colored stools
Blood in the stool of babies is always a concern and should be investigated. Some of the causes include food allergies, infection of the bowels (bacterial gastroenteritis), anal fissure, and rarely, intussusception.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 34-year old male asked:
Stool was kinda black used something to brake it up and no red was in it. How do I know if it is bloody stools?
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A 44-year old male asked:
What can be done to find the source of bright red bloody stools that lasted just a few days and hasn't happened again for two weeks?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Everytime I go to the washroom, my stool is bloody as well as the water. When I wipe I notice that it varies from bright to dark red. What could it be?
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A 41-year old asked:
I have bright red, bloody stool, but no pain or any other discomforts. What should I do?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Causes of bloody stools? 4 ep. over 4 years. 1-4 days each. Severe pain 2 days ago. P/o 10-20 mins. Dark red bloody stools 2x yday. Blood mixed tday.
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A 31-year old female asked:
Bloody stool 3 times in the last 2 weeks I have had blood in my stools and sometimes it's pure bright red blood only?
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A 30-year old female asked about a female:
3 wk old had bowel mmnt and i noticed when she pushed it was red and looked like I was seeing her insides? Bloody mucous in her stool today. Causes?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Is it normal though after having a bloody stool for so long to have the red jelly looking blood in stool or after & bleed for rest of the day?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Can sodas cause bright red bloody stool? Drink anywhere from 1 to 3 sodas daily. Have internal hemmoroids, so can soda be the reason for daily bleedin
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A 44-year old male asked:
Are bright red bloody stools that cleared up after 3 days a concern? Lower back pain started at about the same time. Clean colonoscopy 2 years ago.
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A female asked:
I have had bloody stools for over a month,water will be soild red. Alot of pain,big blood clots on tp and in stool also very stringy and now back pain?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I had a hard stool this morning & I used my finger to help get it out. I defecated again in the evening and one of my stools had a bit of bloody bright red mucus on top of it. Could it be cancer & do I need to go see a doctor? I'm so worried?
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A 54-year old female asked:
I had a bowel resection on Monday. Since last night I have been having bloody stools (first like coffee grounds, now red blood.) I have been going pretty frequently. My hemoglobin was 10.8 this morning but by noon it was 8.3. Is this okay?
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A 57-year old female asked:
I am experiencing leaking stool and bloody stool. The blood is brownish red. Not like when I have a hemorrhoid. I just had a bout of diverticulitis.
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A 23-year old female asked:
Soft red bloody stools and clots when wiping, what could it be? Some stomach pain and little energy lots of stress no other symptoms a little worried
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A 26-year old female asked:
Past year 2 colonoscopies. 3 GIs diagnosis = IBS. Said bloody stool was polyp (removed) or hemorrhoids. Now dark red bloody stool again. More than in past. Nothing on TP. IBS has been bad. Feel crazy. Help.
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A 32-year old male asked:
Can you get bloody stools as a side effect of of anti-biotics taken for h. pylori? Completed treatment months back. Had bright red blood in stool now.
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A 29-year old male asked:
Can pizza sauce cause redness in your stool and for how long?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Hi, I have a little bit of redness in my stool I can't tell if it's blood... I had quite a bit to drink last night. Wondering if I should go to the dr?
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A 29-year old male asked:
A little redness in loose stool 2 days in a row but still feel constipated and uncomfortable?
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A 20-year old female asked:
Redness near anus. Two very very thinn red marks but dont hurt at all. Only a bit itching while peeing aur passing stool? Wil it get better by itself?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Very stressed for a week. For 30 hours i've had food-poisoning-like symptoms. Diarhhea, chills, weakness, headache. Stool now has redness. Shld i wrry?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Nausea in the morning, gas, clay like soft watery stool, difficulty in digestion and itching and redness in the whole body, please advise?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Can colonoscopy prep cause mild inflammation and redness in small intestine? I sometimes have loose stools with no other symptoms. Worried it's Crohns
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A 35-year old male asked:
I have always had normal bowel movements, but last week had a bout of diarhea, with mucus and a little bright red blood mixed in. Has gotten worse. Now i am having very small bowel movements. Very little feces. More mucus and bloody mucus than anything e
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A 24-year old female asked about a female:
1y.o. w/ "sandy" loose stools now that she's on lactulose, redness and bumps on cheeks, distended stomach after eating, &Has pain during BMs- Gluten?
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A 47-year old male asked:
Had c-diff. Once cleared, doc did colonoscopy. Everything perfect. Did notice redness (erythema...No blood) in rectum. Did random biopsies. Some blood in stool 2 day after. Very mild cramping. Normal?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why is my stool red?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Why is my stool pinkish red?
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A 26-year old asked:
What is the reson for red stool?
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