bloody stool
Hemorrhagic bowel movement
Bloody stool is feces containing visible blood, ranging from bright red streaks to dark, tarry appearance.
The color indicates where bleeding originates—bright red suggests lower digestive tract issues like hemorrhoids, while dark blood points to upper gastrointestinal problems.
Medical professionals use the term clinically: The patient presented with bloody stool and abdominal pain.
- rectalOf the hindgut's end
- hemorrhoidsSwollen anal blood vessels
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- internal bleedingBlood pooling inside tissues
- colonLarge intestine section
diarrhea · tarry · bright · red · maroon · ulcer · stomach ulcer · colonoscopy · gastric · intestinal · cramps · pain · iron · anemia · feces · toilet · alarming · doctor
- Pediatric GIceliac disease, colic, constipation, diarrhea, GERD
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- colorectal disordershemorrhoids, colorectal cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, anal cancer
- dysenterydysentery, amoebic dysentery, shigellosis, scours, diarrhea
- IBDulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, proctitis
- emergencies911, ambulance, emergency, emergency room, ER