BLOOD IN STOOL: MAIN CAUSES AND WHAT TO DO - GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS

What can cause stool blood and what to do



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The presence of blood in the stool can be caused by an injury located anywhere in the digestive system. Blood may be present in very small amounts and not be visible or be very apparent. Large amounts of blood in the stool generate black stools and very badly smelling, receiving the name of Melena, which, most of the time, is related to a high digestive hemorrhage in the esophagus or stomach, for example