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Suggest Treatment For Precence Of Blood In Stool

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Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2015
Question: wife has what is suspected to be blood in stool. stool is black in color there is dark red , pinkish substance surrounding stool. She is loose if you will. should we go to emergency room or wait for doctors appointment? No pain, she has a history of loose bowels, and she also has a history with stress.
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Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (34 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
ER visit is not necessary.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Please check her heart rate and blood pressure. High heart rate (over 100) and/or low blood pressure are alarming symptoms. In such case she should visit ER.
ER should be also visited in case of abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting, pale skin, breathing problems, low amount of urine.
Otherwise she may wait for her doctor appointment.
Such symptom can be caused by gastrointestinal infection, inflammatory bowels disease or even a colon cancer.
At the age of 50 the risk of colon cancer significantly rises. That is why colonoscopy will be the most important test. Stool test, blood work and abdominal ultrasound should be also done.

Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
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Suggest Treatment For Precence Of Blood In Stool

Brief Answer: ER visit is not necessary. Detailed Answer: Hello! Thank you for the query. Please check her heart rate and blood pressure. High heart rate (over 100) and/or low blood pressure are alarming symptoms. In such case she should visit ER. ER should be also visited in case of abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting, pale skin, breathing problems, low amount of urine. Otherwise she may wait for her doctor appointment. Such symptom can be caused by gastrointestinal infection, inflammatory bowels disease or even a colon cancer. At the age of 50 the risk of colon cancer significantly rises. That is why colonoscopy will be the most important test. Stool test, blood work and abdominal ultrasound should be also done. Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions. Regards.