Fresh Blood In My Stools

Dark blood or poo with tummy pain or cramps.

Fresh blood in my stools. Where the bleeding is coming from. Blood thinning medicine like warfarin or aspirin angiodysplasia broken blood vessels in the gut. Stomach ulcer diverticular disease and diverticulitis. This test may be done in various situations described later.

Many other conditions can lead to fresh blood in the stool although they are less likely than the causes already discussed above. Any details you can give about the bleeding will help your doctor locate the site of bleeding. Usually the color of blood in poop depends on the location of the bleeding and in fact there is a lot that the color of your stool can tell about your health. Many things can cause blood in the stool ranging from abrasive toilet paper to a large bleeding polyp.

As a general rule. Bleeding can come from anywhere in the gi tract. Bleeding from the anus or low down in the back passage rectum the blood tends to be bright red and fresh. They cause pain and a small amount of bleeding when passing stool.

Other causes of blood in stool. Anal fissures are small tears of the anus the opening through which stool passes from the body. Blood in stool diagnosis. Dark blood without pain.

It is important to have a doctor evaluate any bleeding in the stool. Bleeding in the stomach or gut can be from injury or a side effect of blood thinning medicine like warfarin or aspirin. A smear of blood on the toilet paper may be nothing to worry about but don t take a chance.