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What Could Stomach Pain With Bloody Stools Suggest?
hi, my boyfriend has been complaining about his stomach hurting major. Then when he went to use the bathroom, stool he noticed blood last week. now today he woke up with pain in his stomach and said chunky blood came out this time... what could cause this... BOTH ocasions he has drank the night before..
Wed, 24 Sep 2014
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Abdominal pain along with blood in stools suggests presence of gastrointestinal tract (GIT) infection.
This condition with blood in stools is called dysentery.
I suggest you to go for stool examination - routine and microscopy to look for evidence of infection.
The other cause of blood in stools could be an ulcer, polyp, or trauma.
Stool examination will pick up infection and if it turns out to be an infection, appropriate antibiotic will treat the infection.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Abdominal pain along with blood in stools suggests presence of gastrointestinal tract (GIT) infection.
This condition with blood in stools is called dysentery.
I suggest you to go for stool examination - routine and microscopy to look for evidence of infection.
The other cause of blood in stools could be an ulcer, polyp, or trauma.
Stool examination will pick up infection and if it turns out to be an infection, appropriate antibiotic will treat the infection.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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Hi
Blood on the vstools can be due to any infection of the intestine such as amoebic dysentery, piles or haemorrhoids, intestinal ulcers, fissures.
As you give history of alcohol intake it can also be due to intestinal ulceration or liver problems associated with alcohol.
Please get an ultrasound abdomen done to rule out for the signs of portal hypertension
I suggest you to get a surgical opinion fone
Take care
Blood on the vstools can be due to any infection of the intestine such as amoebic dysentery, piles or haemorrhoids, intestinal ulcers, fissures.
As you give history of alcohol intake it can also be due to intestinal ulceration or liver problems associated with alcohol.
Please get an ultrasound abdomen done to rule out for the signs of portal hypertension
I suggest you to get a surgical opinion fone
Take care
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