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- Bloody stool: Introduction
- Causes (343 conditions)
- Types
- Diagnosis Checklist (19 listings)
- Misdiagnosis
- Home Diagnostic Testing
- Diagnostic Guides (Online)
- Diagnostic tests (17 listings)
- Symptom Checker
- Drug causes (52 listings)
- Videos
- Definitions
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- News (8 listings)
- Stories from Users
Bloody stool: Introduction
Blood in the stool may be a sign of rectal bleeding or gastrointestinal bleeding. Certain conditions may lead to bloody diarrhea. Any bleeding symptom needs prompt professional medical advice.
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Causes of Bloody stool:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Bloody stool.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
- Bloody diarrhea
- Bloody mucus in stool
- Gastroenteritis
- Internal bleeding
- Some possible causes of bloody diarrhea include:
- Gastroenteritis
- Regional enteritis
- Colitis
- Rectal bleeding
- Acute digestive infection
- Chronic digestive infection (see Digestive symptoms)
- Acute food poisoning
- Campylobacter food poisoning
- Salmonella food poisoning
- Shigella food poisoning
- E-coli food poisoning
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn's disease
- Celiac
- Ichemic colitis
- Diverticulitis
- Colorectal cancer
- CMV - with AIDS or immune compromise
- See also causes of bloody diarrhea and causes of rectal bleeding
- Rectal bleeding - see also various causes of rectal bleeding such as:
- Hemorrhoids
- Anal fissures
- Rectal injury
- more causes...»
See full list of 343 causes of Bloody stool
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Causes of Types of Bloody stool:
Review the causes of these more specific types of Bloody stool:
- Bloody diarrhea (73 causes)
- Rectal bleeding (259 causes)
- Anal bleeding (13 causes)
- more types...»
See full list of 10 types for Bloody stool
Bloody stool: Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Bloody stool, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.
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- Bloody stool and Bleeding symptoms (194 causes)
- Bloody stool and Stool symptoms (194 causes)
- Bloody stool and Bowel problems (191 causes)
- Bloody stool and Buttock bleeding (185 causes)
- Bloody stool and Stool color (183 causes)
- Bloody stool and Digestive symptoms (179 causes)
- Bloody stool and Abdominal symptoms (158 causes)
- Bloody stool and Pain (148 causes)
- Bloody stool and Anal symptoms (143 causes)
- Bloody stool and Nerve symptoms (140 causes)
- Bloody stool and Sensations (140 causes)
- Bloody stool and Abdominal pain (136 causes)
- Bloody stool and Bowel movements (130 causes)
- Bloody stool and Diarrhea (110 causes)
- Bloody stool and Bowel incontinence (109 causes)
- Bloody stool and Vomiting (102 causes)
- Bloody stool and Muscle weakness (97 causes)
- Bloody stool and Fatigue (96 causes)
- Bloody stool and Head symptoms (92 causes)
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Causes of General Symptom Types
Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:
- Bleeding symptoms (1295 causes)
- Stool symptoms (2187 causes)
- Stool color (315 causes)
- Rectal bleeding (259 causes)
- Bowel problems (2267 causes)
- Anal symptoms (264 causes)
- Digestive symptoms (4279 causes)
- Abdominal symptoms (3027 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Causes of Similar Symptoms to Bloody stool
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Bloody stool:
- Diarrhea (2132 causes)
- Bloody diarrhea (73 causes)
- Stool color changes (315 causes)
- Stool symptoms (2187 causes)
- Rectal bleeding (259 causes)
- Anal bleeding (13 causes)
- Dark stool (39 causes)
- Red stool
- Orange stool
- Blood in urine (382 causes)
- Entamoeba histolytica
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn's disease
- Celiac disease
- more symptoms...»
Diagnostic Guides for Bloody stool
Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Bloody stool from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Bloody stool. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Bloody stool
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- "Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors" (2008)
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- "Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors" (2008)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Bloody stool: Medical Mistakes
- Crohn's Disease -- Health Mistakes
- Ulcerative Colitis -- Health Mistakes
- Celiac Disease -- Health Mistakes
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Bloody stool: Undiagnosed Conditions
Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:
- Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
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Misdiagnosis and Bloody stool
Unnecessary hysterectomies due to undiagnosed bleeding disorder in women: The bleeding disorder called Von Willebrand's disease is quite common in women, but often fails to be correctly diagnosed. Women with...read more »
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance. The digestive system contains a variety of "good" bacteria that aid digestion,...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the "good"...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course, also...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, irritable bowel syndrome...read more »
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Bloody stool: Related Rare Diseases
Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:
- Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
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Diagnostic tests for Bloody stool:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Bloody stool. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Pulse rate and blood pressure lying and sitting to assess the amount of bleeding
- Look for signs of shock due to massive blood loss e.g. cold extremities, clammy skin, shortness of breath, anxiety, low blood pressure, elevated pulse rate
- Examine for signs of chronic liver disease and portal hypertension e.g. bruising, jaundice, enlarged liver and spleen, abdominal distension due to ascetic fluid, ankle swelling
- more tests...»
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diagnostic tests for Bloody stool
Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Bloody stool. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you been having the bloody stool? - to establish if acute or chronic.
- Is it severe? - presence of severe rectal bleeding would suggest angiodysplasia, ulcerative colitis, amebic dysentery, bacillary dysentery, intussusception, mesenteric thrombosis or embolism, diverticulitis, ischemic colitis and coagulation disorders. The site of the bleeding can be anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract since massive bleeding even from the stomach or duodenum may pass rapidly to rectum without becoming discolored to form melena (black tarry stool).
- Is the bleeding mixed well with the stool? - suggests colon cancer, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Meckel's diverticulum, diverticulitis, large polyp and coagulation disorder. If blood is on the toilet paper only it suggests anal cause.
- Is stool black and tarry? see black stool - usually due to bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract.
- What is the color of the blood?
- more questions...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Bloody stool (19 listings)
Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Bloody stool) may include:
- Diarrhea and/or mucous - would suggest ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, amebic dysentery or bacterial dysentery (e.g. shigella, salmonella, campylobacter jejuni, yersinia enterocolitica, enteroinvasive and enterohemorrhagic E.Coli).
- Fever - may suggest bacterial dysentery, amebic dysentery, chronic liver disease secondary to alcoholism, ulcerative colitis.
- Symptoms of intestinal obstruction? - e.g. colicky abdominal pain, vomiting, abdominal distension and absolute constipation - would suggest intussusception, mesenteric thrombosis, or embolism.
- Painful bowel movements? - anal fissure or thrombosed hemorrhoid.
- Sensation of urgency or unsatisfied defecation? - suggest a rectal cause.
- more symptoms...»
See Diagnosis Checklist for Bloody stool (19 listings)
Home Diagnostic Testing and Bloody stool
Home medical tests possibly related to Bloody stool:
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- Digestive-Related Home Testing:
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Stories from Users for Bloody stool
Real-life user stories relating to Bloody stool:
- extremely painful bowel movements
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- Bowel movements that burn skin severly
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- Intense Painful Bowel Movements
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- Help!!! Painful Bowel Movements!
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Causes of Bloody stool listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Bloody stool as a symptom include:
- Alosetron
- Anal cancer
- Anal fissure
- Ancylostoma duodenale
- Angiodysplasia
- Angiostrongyliasis
- Anthrax
- Arsenic trioxide
- Arsenicals
- Bacillary dysentery
- more causes...»
See full list of 343
causes of Bloody stool
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Medications or substances causing Bloody stool:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Bloody stool as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- High-dose aspirin
- NSAIDs
- Some drugs that may cause bowel ulceration and thus blood in stool are:
- Certain antibiotics
- Clindomycin
- more causes...»
See full list of 52
medications causing Bloody stool
Definitions of Bloody stool:
Bleeding in any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM.
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Organs affected by Bloody stool:
The list of organs typically affected by Bloody stool may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Bloody stool
The list below shows some of the causes of Bloody stool mentioned in various sources:
- Abdominal arteriosclerosis
- Abdominal Cancer - blood in stool
- Abdominal Neoplasms - blood in stool
- Acinic cell carcinoma - blood in stool
- Acorn poisoning - bloody diarrhea
- Acute digestive infection
- more causes...»
See full list of 343 causes of Bloody stool
How Common are these Causes of Bloody stool?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Bloody stool. Of the 343 causes of Bloody stool that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 5 causes are "very common" diseases
- 11 causes are "common" diseases
- 8 causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1 causes are "rare" diseases
- 23 causes are "very rare" diseases
- 307 causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 343 causes of Bloody stool
Conditions listing symptoms: Bloody stool:
The following list of conditions have 'Bloody stool' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Conditions listing complications: Bloody stool:
The following list of conditions have 'Bloody stool' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Causes of Bloody stool Based on Risk Factors
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Bloody stool?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Bloody stool, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Bloody stool:
GI bleeding, Gastrointestinal haemorrhage, Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, Hematochezia, Melaena, Melena, PR bleeding, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Anal haemorrhage, BRBPR, Bleeding per rectum, Blood in faeces, Blood loss from GI tract
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Bloody stool:
Subtypes of Bloody stool:
Bloody diarrhea (53 causes), Rectal bleeding (219 causes), Anal bleeding (2 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Bloody stool:
Bleeding symptoms (1206 causes), Stool symptoms (2173 causes), Stool color (305 causes), Rectal bleeding (219 causes), Bowel problems (2241 causes), Anal symptoms (256 causes), Digestive symptoms (4251 causes), Abdominal symptoms (3004 causes)
Symptoms related to Bloody stool:
Diarrhea (1842 causes), Bloody diarrhea (53 causes), Stool color changes (305 causes), Stool symptoms (2173 causes), Rectal bleeding (219 causes), Anal bleeding (2 causes), Dark stool (26 causes), Red stool, Orange stool, Blood in urine (258 causes), Entamoeba histolytica, Inflammatory bowel disease, Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Celiac disease, Ichemic colitis, Diverticulitis (1 cause), Colorectal cancer
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Medical News summaries about Bloody stool
Our news pages contain the following medical news summaries about Bloody stool and many other medical conditions:
- 60 percent of at risk Americans over 50 haven't been screened for colorectal cancer.
- Antibody treatment proving effective against Crohn's disease
- Anxious people more likely to notice symptoms of rectal cancer
- Colonoscopy screening for bowel cancer affective
- Early bowel cancer diagnosis significantly improves chances of survival
News Archives for Bloody stool
Medical news articles related to Bloody stool include:
- Heart Drug Combos Raise Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Super Bowl Loss Can 'Kill' Some Fans
- Weekend Admission May Be Riskier for GI Bleeding
- GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
- Popular Antidepressants Linked to GI Bleeding
- New Technology Speeds GI Disease Diagnosis
- more health news...»
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Bloody stool
Medical research papers related to Bloody stool include:
- Colorectal Disease : position statements on management of anal fissure and management of acute severe colitis
- Providencia Infections (Overview)
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- Tyrosinaemia
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- Management of accidental exposure to HIV
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Overview)
- Intestinal Stromal Tumors (Overview)
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