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Suggest Treatment For Blood In Stool While Having Constipation

Posted on Thu, 9 Jun 2016

Question: My husband was constipated and took miralax and ducolax. He had results, but today had blood in a small stool. Should he be alarmed. The blood was bright red.

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please give some more details.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Does he pass gasses freely? Is his abdomen bloated? When was his last colonoscopy done? Was the blood mixed with the stool or on its surface?

Please answer this questions so I can give valuable answer.

I`m looking forward to hearing from you.
Regards.

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

Follow up: Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (24 minutes later)

He passes gas freely. There is no bloating. kThe blood was on the surface. He also has a lot of back pain. It has been several years since he had a colonoscopy.

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hemorrhoids are the most probable reason.

Detailed Answer:
Blood on the stool surface is most likely from hemorrhoids. So no need to be alarmed. It is common that a hard stool ruptures hemorrhoids what results with bleeding.
He should try some OTC suppositories for hemorrhoids along with sitz baths with Oak Bark. Fiber should be added to the diet.
This wont make hemorrhoids to disappear, but should help with bleeding. If no improvement, removal of hemorrhoids can be the only solution.

Hope this helps.
Regards.

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