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What Causes Blood In Stool After Treating Diverticulitis?
In late April, I had an attack of diverticulitis, and was treated for same. at that time, I had small amounts of blood in my stool. Here it is, two months later, am still having small amounts of blood in the stool. The blood is bright red. I do not have major hemmoroids. Is this still from the diverticulitis? I had a colonoscopy 3 years ago, with diverticulosis mentioned at the time. Next colonoscopy is scheduled for 2018.
Thu, 28 Nov 2019
Hi,
In your case, blood present in the stool doesn’t seem to be something serious. And in most cases of are benign and include hemorrhoids, anal fissure or rectal polyps.
These are primarily treated with the stool softener, diet and Sitz baths. If there are some other symptoms such as weight loss or pain or inability to have bowel movements then some further tests should be done.
It is common that hard stool lead to bleeding due to fragile hemorrhoids so it is important to soften your stool with an appropriate diet that includes a lot of fluids, probiotics, high fiber food and stool softeners to avoid hard stool and straining.
If there is no improvement in the next few weeks, then tests are required which include colonoscopy and irigography.
Other causes may be more serious and include tumors or inflammatory bowel diseases and these should be ruled out with colonoscopy which must be done if there is low blood count present or rapid weight loss.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
In your case, blood present in the stool doesn’t seem to be something serious. And in most cases of are benign and include hemorrhoids, anal fissure or rectal polyps.
These are primarily treated with the stool softener, diet and Sitz baths. If there are some other symptoms such as weight loss or pain or inability to have bowel movements then some further tests should be done.
It is common that hard stool lead to bleeding due to fragile hemorrhoids so it is important to soften your stool with an appropriate diet that includes a lot of fluids, probiotics, high fiber food and stool softeners to avoid hard stool and straining.
If there is no improvement in the next few weeks, then tests are required which include colonoscopy and irigography.
Other causes may be more serious and include tumors or inflammatory bowel diseases and these should be ruled out with colonoscopy which must be done if there is low blood count present or rapid weight loss.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
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