Suggest Treatment For Rectal Bleeding

Posted on Thu, 16 Jun 2016

Question: Having bad bleeding from rectom it s bright red and a lot ..pain on sides & back

Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (58 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Some information:

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,

Rectal bleeding can be caused by a number of things, most commonly a rectal tear (such as from having a hard bowel movement) or irritated hemorrhoids. Bleeding can also be from a problem higher up in the digestive tract including if there is a polyp in the colon.

If it is a lot of blood, although it could still be from a tear or hemorrhoids, it is a good idea to get this checked promptly. So consider going in to the ER tonight to have this evaluated.

I hope this information helps.

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

Follow up: Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (8 hours later)

This is the third time in six weeks that this is happened to my husband. It lasts a couple of days and there's a lot of blood it's bright red

Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
He needs to be seen

Detailed Answer:
He needs to go in to be seen in person, and best to do this while the bleeding is occurring. The doctor can have a look to see if there are any abnormalities in his rectum (fissures, hemorrhoids) and if nothing is wrong there, he should have a colonoscopy.

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