The main symptom of hematemesis?

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Blood discharged from the anus, stool color is bright red, dark red or tar like (black stool), are called hematochezia. Bloody stool is just a symptom, not a disease. Hematochezia is more common in lower gastrointestinal bleeding, especially in colon and rectum lesions, but also in upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The color of hematochezia depends on the location of gastrointestinal bleeding, the amount of bleeding and the time of blood staying in the gastrointestinal tract. Hematochezia with skin, mucous membrane or other organ bleeding phenomenon, more common in blood system diseases and other systemic diseases, such as leukemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation and so on. The main symptom of hematemesis? Let's talk about it

The main symptom of hematemesis?

Hemorrhoids and mixed hemorrhoids can cause fecal bleeding in different stages, usually with blood in feces or droppings after defecation. External hemorrhoids generally have no stool bleeding. Intestinal polyps are painless stool bleeding. Bleeding during defecation, stop after defecation, the amount varies. Generally, blood is not mixed with feces, or polyps are high in location and large in quantity, which can also be mixed with feces.

Anal fissure hematochezia, bleeding way for fecal surface with blood on one side, not mixed with feces, some patients with blood after defecation. Rectal prolapse after long illness can have bleeding when defecating. Ulcerative colitis has mucinous or purulent stool, accompanied by left lower abdominal pain or lower abdominal pain.

A small amount of (micro) gastrointestinal bleeding will not cause fecal color changes, only in fecal occult blood test positive, known as occult blood stool. Occult blood stool, common ulcer, inflammation and tumor can occur in all diseases causing gastrointestinal bleeding. Fecal occult blood test can detect a small amount (micro) of blood components in feces. Fecal occult blood can be positive in the early stage of intestinal polyp (cancer). Regular fecal occult blood test is an important way for colorectal cancer screening.

matters needing attention

Many people think that hematochezia is only temporary and does not need special attention. When hematochezia threatens their lives, they know the importance of early detection and early treatment. Here, we remind patients of hematochezia to do a simple examination for their own health. If there is no disease, it should be prevented. If there is a disease, they can know and treat it as soon as possible