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Suffering From Pain During Bowel Movement, Red Stools And Body Aches. What Is The Treatment?

Posted on Mon, 30 Dec 2013

Question: Hi..i want to consult for my wife. Her age is 26 years. She is observing from last one month that her stool color is red. She initially felt pain while bowel movement. The pain lasted 3-4 days but the stool color is still red. She is also suffering from body ache (specially leg ache) from last few months. Kindly advise the treatment or if any tests are required.

Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (52 minutes later)

Brief Answer: needs further evaluation Detailed Answer: Hello, I read your query, and understand the concern for your wife. There are two possibilities here. One is that there can be external or internal hemorrhoid that is causing the bleeding and making the stool colour red. On the other hand, it can be a problem of bleeding higher up in the intestines. Whatever be the cause, we need to do few investigations here. - Stool routine and microscopy - Per rectal examination - colonoscopy, if required I would suggest that you take your wife to a general surgeon, get a per rectal examination done, followed by a stool routine test. These would be the preliminary things to be done. Depending on this evaluation, we can decide on further management. Please go ahead accordingly. The body ache and the leg pain can be due to generalized weakness, or excessive strain due to physical work. She needs to rest well. Probably a few investigations like Hemoglobin count, serum calcium, vitamin D levels can be done to look for underlying cause. Meanwhile, ask her to take lots of vegetables, fruits, and a glass of milk daily. Let me know if you have more queries. Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Shanthi E (2 days later)

Thanks Dr. Shanthi for your swift revert. As you prescribed Stool routine and microscopy, my wife was prepared to collect the sample but she found that from last 3 days the stool colour is normal without any redness. Pl suggest if the test is still required. She is again experiencing full body pain from last night and nausea. She got the following tests done this morning. Results are mentioned below. Hemoglobin - 13.7 Serum Calcium - 9.9 Uric Acid - 4.1 She also feels too sleepy instantly post dinner. Kindly provide further prescription and the reason behind all these. Regards

Answered by Dr. Shanthi E (2 hours later)

Brief Answer: stool routine test not required now Detailed Answer: Hello, I am glad her stool is normal now. She does not need to do the stool routine test now. Her test reports are normal including the calcium. Good to know that. When was her last period date? Are you both planning for pregnancy? Nausea and body pain can be present in early pregnancy too. Please rule out pregnancy, if so. One other cause can be low functioning thyroid or Hypothyroidism. I suggest your wife to get the Thyroid profile test done that includes T3, T4, and TSH levels. Wish your wife and you a very good health. Regards,

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E