Blood in the stool

Bloody stool

Blood in the stool: Blood in the stool is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom:

• Bloody stool

Causes of Bloody stool (Blood in the stool): See detailed list of causes below.

Bloody stool (medical symptom): Blood appearing in the stool.

Introduction: Blood in the stool

Bloody stool (medical symptom): Blood in the stool may be a sign of rectal bleeding or gastrointestinal bleeding. Certain conditions may lead to bloody diarrhea. Any bleeding symptom needs prompt professional medical advice.

Causes of Bloody stool (Blood in the stool)

The list of medical condition causes of Bloody stool (Blood in the stool) includes:

• Bloody diarrhea
• Bloody mucus in stool (see Bloody stool)
• Gastroenteritis
• Internal bleeding
• Some possible causes of bloody diarrhea include:

All 406 causes of Bloody stool

More Specific Symptoms for Blood in the stool:

Review the causes of the following types of more specific symptoms for Blood in the stool:

• Bloody diarrhea (75 causes)
• Rectal bleeding (324 causes)
• Anal bleeding (13 causes)
• Bright red blood on toilet paper (7 causes)

Related Symptoms for Blood in the stool

Research the causes of these related symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Blood in the stool:

• Diarrhea (2312 causes)
• Bloody diarrhea (75 causes)
• Stool color changes (387 causes)
• Stool symptoms (2508 causes)
• Rectal bleeding (324 causes)
• Anal bleeding (13 causes)
• Dark stool (50 causes)
• Red stool
• Orange stool
• Blood in urine (389 causes)
• Entamoeba histolytica
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Ulcerative colitis
• Crohn's disease
• Celiac disease
• Ichemic colitis
• Diverticulitis (10 causes)
• Colorectal cancer

Broader Symptom Types for Blood in the stool:

Research the causes of these symptoms that are more broader types of symptom than Blood in the stool:

• Bleeding symptoms (1783 causes)
• Stool symptoms (2508 causes)
• Stool color (387 causes)
• Rectal bleeding (324 causes)
• Bowel problems (2509 causes)
• Anal symptoms (466 causes)
• Lower abdominal symptoms (3048 causes)
• Abdominal symptoms (5930 causes)
• Bowel movements (2383 causes)
• Rectum symptoms (88 causes)

More Symptom Information for Blood in the stool

For a medical symptom description of 'Blood in the stool', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Bloody stool (symptom). However, note that other causes of the symptom 'Blood in the stool' may be possible.

More information on symptom: Bloody stool:

• Bloody stool

Blood in the stool: Related Medical Topics

Research related medical symptoms or conditions such as:

• Blood (1783 causes)
• Blood symptoms (2297 causes)
• Blood disease
• Blood disorder
• Stool
• Stool symptoms (2508 causes)

Blood in the stool (medical condition): For a medical symptom description of 'Blood in the stool', the following disease information may be relevant to the symptoms: Blood in the Stool (disease information). However, numerous other possible causes of the symptom may be possible.

More information on medical condition: Blood in the Stool:

• Introduction: Blood in the Stool
• Basic Summary for Blood in the Stool
• Symptoms of Blood in the Stool

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