If you suddenly notice that you are pooping with blood, the first reaction is fright, even if a few drops of blood. In the case when the consistency of the stool is not broken, do I need to see a doctor?
In what cases can blood be observed in feces?
If the presence of blood in the stool occurs when the temperature rises, and the stool is liquid, then the first thing that can be assumed is the presence of an infectious disease. Diarrhea with blood is a symptom of dysentery.
Watery stools occur during amebiasis or balantidiasis. Both diseases occur if parasites, amoeba or balantidia have entered the body.
If you poop with blood, you need to pay attention to its color and quantity. Some conditions in which blood appears in the stool once, are not dangerous.
In addition to infections with protozoa or manifestations of an infectious disease, blood in the stool appears with pathological changes in the intestine. It can be seen with:
- fissures in the rectum;
- hemorrhoids;
- proctitis;
- Crohn's disease;
- the occurrence of tumors and diverticulum in the intestine;
- bleeding from the upper intestines and stomach;
- after an injury to the rectal mucosa;
- taking certain medications as a side effect.
Blood color in the stool
If you are bleeding, what to do first? Look at her color.
Black stool (if the color change is not caused by taking medications or products) indicates bleeding in the upper intestine and stomach. Also, black feces can occur with varicose veins of the esophagus. Black stool is called melena, most often it has a tar consistency. The presence of melena requires immediate medical attention.
A stool of normal consistency with blood veins occurs during Crohn's disease, with ulcerative colitis, in the case when diverticula or tumors have formed in the intestine, which can be either malignant or benign.
If you poop with blood, and it is scarlet, we can assume the presence of cracks in the rectum or hemorrhoidal nodes. Blood is released during bowel movements or immediately after it.
Many do not believe that when allocating a small amount of red blood, you need to see a doctor, especially with frequent constipation. In the event of a single discharge of blood, a doctor really does not need to be consulted. It is enough to remove the constipation, and anal fissures will not bother. But when the stool with blood appears constantly, it is necessary to visit a proctologist. There are cases when patients think that bleeding is associated with hemorrhoids, and at this time a tumor process develops in the rectum or large intestine.
When you poop regularly with blood, a proctologist consultation is necessary. A stool with blood is not normal.
The child has blood in the stool
If the baby poops mucus with blood in the first day after birth, it is very likely that he swallowed blood during childbirth. Infant stool forms within 72 hours after birth.
If the child is older, then the causes of blood in the stool can be almost the same as in an adult:
- infectious diseases;
- ulceration of the intestine;
- anal fissures caused by obstructed bowel movements;
- pathology of the digestive system.
Blood in childhood feces can also appear during dysbiosis.
If there is a lot of blood in the stool, the stool is foaming, the child is restless, lethargic, you should definitely consult a doctor.