What is bloody stool

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Hematochezia is mainly when defecating stool with blood, or blood from the anus, there are many possible types of disease, hemorrhoids is a typical representative. Let's see what bloody stool is.

What is bloody stool

First of all: Blood discharged from the anus, stool color is bright red, dark red or tar like (black stool), are called hematochezia. Bloody stool is just a symptom, not a disease. Hematochezia is more common in lower gastrointestinal bleeding, especially in colon and rectum lesions, and may also be gastrointestinal bleeding.

Secondly, the color of hematochezia depends on the location of gastrointestinal bleeding, the amount of bleeding and the time of blood staying in the gastrointestinal tract. Hematochezia with skin, mucous membrane or other organ bleeding phenomenon, more common in blood system diseases and other systemic diseases, such as leukemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation and so on.

Finally: it is mainly the identification of the primary disease of hematochezia, which can be comprehensively determined according to the characteristics and accompanying symptoms of hematochezia, laboratory examination, imaging examination, etc. In addition, animal blood, drugs, etc. may lead to fecal color changes, so attention should be paid to identification.

matters needing attention

All patients with unexplained hematochezia must go to the hospital and ask the doctor to find out the cause and treat it according to the cause. Hematochezia patients should eat soft food or half flow diet, do not eat more dregs of food (such as coarse grain, old stem, etc.); can eat more vegetables and eggs, avoid eating spicy, stimulating food.