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What Causes Blood Discharge In The Stools?
My mom has been having stomach problems since Dec. 09'. She has bloody stools, problems going to the bathroom, sweats, and chills. Shes had colonosopies, endoscopies, x-rays and catscan and the only thing they come up with is Bleeding Ulcers. They were suppose to give her the camera pill but their afraid it might get stuck?!.. Please any advice
Thu, 15 Mar 2018
Hello,
The query for your mom narrates bleeding ulcer giving blood in stools, may be additional issue of hemorrhoids can be there.
Primary relief with sitz bath, GI antibiotics, ulcer healing agents on OPD basis; in resistant cases one may require endoscopic embolization of the bleeding ulcer in form of sclerotherapy.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
The query for your mom narrates bleeding ulcer giving blood in stools, may be additional issue of hemorrhoids can be there.
Primary relief with sitz bath, GI antibiotics, ulcer healing agents on OPD basis; in resistant cases one may require endoscopic embolization of the bleeding ulcer in form of sclerotherapy.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
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