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| OhioAshley114
- Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:09 pm |
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I am a 20 year old female, already been diagnosed with moderate anemia. I am on Wellbutrin XL 300 mg, and the Nuvaring birth control. For the past 10 days, I have had blood in my stool, it shows up as streaks on the stool and is bright red in color. When I wipe, there is a moderate amount of bright red blood, and it looks similar to wiping during a menstrual period. I have had no bleeding other than when I go to the bathroom, and that happens regularly once a day. Until today, I had no pain, itching, nausea, or vomiting. This evening I have had off and on what I would call a combination of dull nausea and stomach cramps. The blood in my stool does not happen every single time I go, but has happened about 75% of the time. I went to the ER last night and they ran blood tests that didn't show anything but the anemia I already knew I had. They suggested I go to see a GI specialist within the next 3 days. What could be causing this? According to the doctor's physical rectal exam she says I do not have hemorrhoids or any sort of cut or scrape in that area. Thank you for your help or suggestions.
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| Theresa Jones, RN
- Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:37 pm |
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 Hi OhioAshley114,
Generally speaking, bright red blood in the stool typically indicates bleeding in the lower part of the gastrointestinal tract. Since hemorrhoids were ruled out as a causative factor, other causes for this appearance may include, colon polyps, diverticulitis, crohn's disease, anal fissures, malignancies, etc. I would strongly suggest an evaluation by a Gastrointestinal specialist to identify the causative factor.
Sincerely,
Theresa Jones, RN
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