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What Causes Blood In Stool?

Hi,My kid is 4 years old and never had any motion problem till now.Recently he started getting blood in the motion and we consulted the doctor.She adviced to go for a motion test.
The result of the test was :Mucus present,pus cells 2-3/hpf and motile bacteria present.could u advice me is there any serious problem.
Thu, 29 May 2014
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Welcome to the healthcaremagic
Cause of blood in stool could be
1) dysentery.. Due to bacterial infection. It requires oral antibiotic. It normally responds within 48 hours
2) due hard stool sometimes then get injury on the rectal mucosa.Treatment required is stool softener
Happy to help you
Best regards
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What Causes Blood In Stool?

Hi Welcome to the healthcaremagic Cause of blood in stool could be 1) dysentery.. Due to bacterial infection. It requires oral antibiotic. It normally responds within 48 hours 2) due hard stool sometimes then get injury on the rectal mucosa.Treatment required is stool softener Happy to help you Best regards