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What Causes Sciatic Pain In Leg And Blood In Stool?
I have had sciatic paind in my leg for about 12 weeks now and have seen chiropractic care which has helped minimally,then recently I have had blood in my stool, i stopped taking the aleve and excedrin assuming it was the cause but since then the blood amount has actually INCREASED
Mon, 2 Apr 2018
Hello,
Sciatic pain usually occurs from underlying nerve compression at lumbar spine level. Blood in stool is a side effect of excluding containing aspirin as one of the content inside, giving erosive effect over intestine mucosa. In our hospital, we recommend x-ray L-S spine, colonoscopy for further management.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
Sciatic pain usually occurs from underlying nerve compression at lumbar spine level. Blood in stool is a side effect of excluding containing aspirin as one of the content inside, giving erosive effect over intestine mucosa. In our hospital, we recommend x-ray L-S spine, colonoscopy for further management.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
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