What should I do if I have bleeding due to constipation

Constipation is a problem that almost everyone has experienced. Female friends especially hate constipation because it can make their faces sallow and dull, and it can also make their belly protrude, making it difficult to show their waists when wearing clothes. The elderly are a group that is prone to constipation because their excretory system functions weaken as they age. When constipation is severe, it will cause bleeding. What should I do if constipation causes bleeding?

Blood in the stool is generally seen in the gastrointestinal tract bleeding, especially bleeding in the colon and rectum, but upper gastrointestinal bleeding can occasionally be seen. Blood in the stool is blood discharged from the anus. The stool contains blood, or is entirely bloody. The color is bright red, dark red, or tarry. Therefore, blood in the stool is easy to recognize. Don't say that blood in the stool is not serious, and don't be afraid of blood in the stool.

Causes of blood in stool:

1. Small intestinal bleeding, such as intestinal tuberculosis, localized enteritis, acute hemorrhagic necrotizing enteritis, intussusception, small intestinal tumors, etc.

2. Colon bleeding, such as dysentery, ulcerative colitis, regional enteritis, colon cancer, etc.

3. Rectal bleeding, such as rectal damage, hemorrhoids, anal fissure, rectal cancer, etc.

4. Other diseases, such as various blood diseases, hemorrhagic fever, typhoid and paratyphoid, hookworm disease, vitamin deficiency, etc.

Dangers of blood in stool:

1. Blood in the stool may indicate the occurrence of a variety of anorectal diseases. Blood in the stool is a common symptom, and its appearance often indicates the occurrence of some anorectal diseases. Among the many anorectal diseases, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, rectal polyps, colon polyps, ulcerative colitis and even rectal cancer can cause blood in the stool. Blood in the stool often becomes a "disguise" for serious diseases such as rectal cancer, causing patients to relax their vigilance and ultimately suffer from the harm of the disease.

2. Long-term bloody stools can cause iron deficiency anemia. It is reported that long-term bloody stools can easily cause the patient to lose a large amount of iron in the body, causing iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency anemia generally develops slowly. In the early stages, there may be no symptoms or mild symptoms. In severe anemia, patients may experience pale complexion, fatigue, loss of appetite, palpitations, rapid heart rate, shortness of breath and edema after physical activity. Some patients may even experience neurological symptoms such as irritability, excitement, and irritability.

3. Some anorectal diseases are the main causes of bloody stools. Hemorrhoidal blood in the stool usually occurs during or after defecation, and appears as drops or spurts of blood. The blood is bright red and does not mix with the stool. Excessive blood in the stool may cause iron deficiency anemia. In more serious cases, symptoms include pale complexion, fatigue, loss of appetite, palpitations, and increased heart rate, which affect normal life and work, and also seriously endanger physical health. In addition, anal fissures, rectal polyps, colon polyps, ulcerative colitis, etc. can all cause blood in the stool. These are the main aspects of the dangers of blood in the stool.

4. Blood in the stool is also a signal of intestinal malignancy, that is, early rectal cancer. Since blood in the stool is similar to hemorrhoid bleeding, but it is difficult to distinguish from the symptoms of blood in the stool, some people do not pay much attention to blood in the stool, which makes the early malignancy easily ignored and leads to tragedy.