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What Causes Blood In Stool After Consuming Food Containing Sugar?
Every now and then when I eat foods or take in drinks with high sugar concentration, I get blood in my stool . The blood colour is always pure red, just like the blood you get when you have a cut. As indicated, this happens once a while and sometimes 60 days can elapse without this experience. The last time I had it, I started the day taking porridge and sweetening it with some honey . In the afternoon after lunch I took a drink of Lucozade (energy sugar laden drink) and just before bed I eat a lot of sweet water melon. This condition has been with me for years. I am 64 years and one doctor said it could be due to piles or hemorrhoids . another assured me that since the blood was pure red it was unlikely that I have cancer . I will be going for further checks but in the mean time what do you think. Thanks
Mon, 10 Sep 2018
Hi,
It's very unlikely that you get blood in stools as a result of taking sugar containing meal.
I would advise visiting a doctor to see if he or she inspect this area and rule out any anal fissure, and if not painful, then proceed with Digital Rectal Examination and Proctoscopy to rule out any haemorrhoids or piles.
If that comes out to be normal, you may then proceed with sigmoidoscopy to rule out any mass or ulcer, which can present with fresh blood.
In the meantime, I would advise you to use soft diet, use some laxative,avoid constipation and avoid spicy foods.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammad Zahir Shah,
Internal Medicine Specialist
It's very unlikely that you get blood in stools as a result of taking sugar containing meal.
I would advise visiting a doctor to see if he or she inspect this area and rule out any anal fissure, and if not painful, then proceed with Digital Rectal Examination and Proctoscopy to rule out any haemorrhoids or piles.
If that comes out to be normal, you may then proceed with sigmoidoscopy to rule out any mass or ulcer, which can present with fresh blood.
In the meantime, I would advise you to use soft diet, use some laxative,avoid constipation and avoid spicy foods.
Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammad Zahir Shah,
Internal Medicine Specialist
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