There are many reasons why a feces is released in an adult. This may be due to the emergence of serious diseases of the esophagus, which require immediate medical attention.
The main reason that feces with blood appears is bleeding that has opened in one place or another in the digestive tract. Meanwhile, since the length of the esophagus exceeds 9 meters, and enzymes that synthesize the stomach and intestines are prone to changes in blood and its splitting, it is not always possible to notice a direct release of blood. However, if it appeared, then the wound is in the area of the anus. Then the blood is already visible to the naked eye.
Other situations, as a rule, are analyzed by changes in the color of feces, because feces with blood becomes black. In other words, by the color and by the features of the appearance of the discharge, you can determine where the bleeding occurred and what could cause it.
- If feces with blood of a crimson hue, then the cause must be sought by examining the lower intestines (hemorrhoids, colorectal cancer, anal bleeding). Sometimes red traces can be seen on linen (always in the presence of cancer), and on toilet paper.
- If feces with blood with streaks or clots of a dark color are observed, as a rule, the cause of this phenomenon is chronic inflammatory bowel disease (dysbiosis, ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease).
- When feces have a black saturated color, most likely bleeding occurred in some of the upper digestive tract (stomach, duodenum, esophagus). And he caused diseases such as dilatation of the esophagus, cirrhosis of the liver, possibly a stomach ulcer or cancer of the duodenum.
- If severe and frequent diarrhea suddenly appears, which is accompanied by an admixture of blood, fever and cutting pains in the lower abdomen, it is caused by infectious diseases (dysentery, salmonellosis, etc.).
Remember that often the blood in the stool is not visible. Its presence can only be determined using laboratory diagnostics (fecal occult blood test). If the result is positive, the reasons lie in the development of diseases of the digestive tract.
Many diseases, in addition to the presence of blood in the feces, have several concomitant symptoms. Let us dwell on the most serious of them:
- Esophageal cancer may be asymptomatic, but then difficulty swallowing, vomiting after eating, and dry cough. A person may experience some difficulties in the passage of food through the digestive tract.
- If gastric cancer develops, the excrement becomes black, or the blood in the stool is determined only after laboratory analysis. Concomitant symptoms of this disease: a person is quickly saturated with food, feels heaviness under the pit, drastically loses weight. Vomit appears already with an admixture of blood.
- With a stomach ulcer, the stool becomes liquid and black. The main symptoms of the disease are as follows: pain in the stomach, constant heartburn and vomiting. If bleeding opens, vomiting appears with impurities of spotting.
In order to determine why feces with blood, you must immediately consult a doctor. If this is observed in children, and even accompanied by vomiting, fever and abdominal cramps, parents should call an ambulance and wait for doctors, not trying to treat the child on their own. The same applies to adults, if they have similar symptoms.
If the stool has an admixture of blood, but the above signs do not appear, you need to contact a proctologist and take tests to determine the worms. But if this happens after the age of 50, you should immediately contact a specialist.