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Bright Red Bloody Loose Stools. Chrones? What Could Be Causing This?
My 6 year old has recently had bright red bloody loose stools , one of the lab results shown his sed rate to be 45, and anemic. We are under care of a dr but I still have questions. Today she said he had an enlarged liver and sent us for more lab work. We are thinking possibly chrones. Is there anything else I should be asking for from my dr. We are seeing a gi specialist next week.
Wed, 28 Aug 2013
Hi I am Dr.kadhir,
At first it is important to know it is blood that causing the red color as various food and medicines can give a bloody appearance.
Hematochezia ( blood in stools) could be due to a minor rectal ulcer to some serious conditions like chron's disease. It is important to take a focused history and detailed examination is most important in deriving a diagnosis.
History of weight loss, faltering of growth, abdominal pain , loss of appetite, jaundice all indicates some serious problem.
Based on the history given by you the 2 important conditions that can have bloody loose stools with or without enlarged liver are infection ( eg: amebiasis) and chrons disease but conditions like liver diseases should also be ruled out.
I can reassure you that most of these conditions have good treatment.
I hope that i have cleared some of your doubts. Thank you for the consultation in health care magic.
At first it is important to know it is blood that causing the red color as various food and medicines can give a bloody appearance.
Hematochezia ( blood in stools) could be due to a minor rectal ulcer to some serious conditions like chron's disease. It is important to take a focused history and detailed examination is most important in deriving a diagnosis.
History of weight loss, faltering of growth, abdominal pain , loss of appetite, jaundice all indicates some serious problem.
Based on the history given by you the 2 important conditions that can have bloody loose stools with or without enlarged liver are infection ( eg: amebiasis) and chrons disease but conditions like liver diseases should also be ruled out.
I can reassure you that most of these conditions have good treatment.
I hope that i have cleared some of your doubts. Thank you for the consultation in health care magic.
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