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What Causes Blood In Stool Along With Fever In A Child?

hi My Granddaughter is 2 yrs old and had a touch of flu so we thought. but after the fever and stomach it happened a few times probs my daughter found large amounts of blood and pus pockets in her stool.What could this be .It happened a few times then stopped .Happened again stopped happened again and then stopped .for almost 2 weeks .Merg sent her home with nothing.
Fri, 9 Nov 2018
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Hello,

There are many causes for blood in the stool:

-foreign body
-bleeding from stomach or intestine
-polyp in intestine
-anal fissure, constipation(hard stools)
-medications

However, fewer that cause blood in stool WITH pus:

-certain bacterial infections
-inflammatory bowel disease

This list indicates your granddaughter needs to be examined by her paediatrician.

I strongly recommend that when you bring her for her appointment that you also bring a sample of a recent stool. If possible, one that contains both blood and pus.

After collecting a specimen from diaper by scraping it with a clean Popsicle stick into an empty glass jar with lid, you can place into brown paper bag and store in frig. until time to go to the doctor.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Arnold Zedd, Pediatrician
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What Causes Blood In Stool Along With Fever In A Child?

Hello, There are many causes for blood in the stool: -foreign body -bleeding from stomach or intestine -polyp in intestine -anal fissure, constipation(hard stools) -medications However, fewer that cause blood in stool WITH pus: -certain bacterial infections -inflammatory bowel disease This list indicates your granddaughter needs to be examined by her paediatrician. I strongly recommend that when you bring her for her appointment that you also bring a sample of a recent stool. If possible, one that contains both blood and pus. After collecting a specimen from diaper by scraping it with a clean Popsicle stick into an empty glass jar with lid, you can place into brown paper bag and store in frig. until time to go to the doctor. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Arnold Zedd, Pediatrician