Blood in the stool may be noticed after a bowel movement or following a test arranged by a doctor. It denotes the presence of bleeding somewhere within the gastrointestinal tract, comprising the ...

Black, tarry stool may point to a bleed in the upper GI tract. As a general rule, the darker the blood, the higher the source of the bleed. The upper GI tract includes the mouth, esophagus, ...

Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a symptom of a disease, condition, or injury affecting any part of the gastrointestinal tract. The GI tract includes the esophagus, ...

Bright red or maroon stool can be from either a lower GI source or from brisk bleeding from an upper GI source. Long-term GI bleeding may go unnoticed or may cause fatigue, anaemia, black stools ...

A 40-year-old male was admitted for evaluation of recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. He had recently recovered from heart surgery and had been passing tarry stool for several days, but had ...

Certain foods and medicines can cause black stool. Sometimes, black stool may even signal bleeding in the digestive tract.

Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in this condition can result from lesions that are a direct consequence of the underlying HIV infection (e.g. bleeding from AIDS-defining tumors such as NHL and ...

Overall, upper GI bleeds are uncommon in children, affecting 1 to 2 per 10,000 kids (lower GI bleeding, usually manifested by blood in the stool or bleeding from the rectum, is about four times ...

Do you know which doctor should you consult if you have Gastrointestinal bleeding (GI Bleed). This and other commonly asked questions about this condition. About Careers Internship MedBlog Contact us ...

An association between the presence in the stool of precipitating substances to cow's milk and the occurrence of milk-induced gastrointestinal bleeding, protein loss and diarrhea was demonstrated ...