If you notice bloody stool or blood when you wipe, don’t ignore it. If you’re under 50, it could be a major red flag for colorectal cancer.

Discovering blood in your stool can trigger immediate anxiety and concern, but understanding what this symptom means helps distinguish between minor issues and serious conditions requiring prompt ...

Both conditions involve symptoms of gastrointestinal bleeding, though a major difference is that hematochezia often presents as bright red blood in the stool, while melena appears as black, tarry ...

Discovering blood in your stool can be an alarming experience. It’s a symptom that many people fear but are often too afraid to confront. The presence of blood in the stool is not something to be ...

Causes of Blood In Stool: Have you ever noticed something unusual in the toilet bowl, a reddish colour or even black, tarry lines? It is one of those moments that can give one a shock. When blood ...

Sweet-smelling stools may indicate an infection with the Clostridioides difficile bacteria, which can occur after recent antibiotic use. Breastfeeding can also cause sweet-smelling stools in babies.

Vitamin K, crucial for blood clotting and bone health, is often overlooked. Deficiency symptoms include easy bruising, heavy ...

Rory Kennedy, 36, has no family history of cancer. He’s not overweight, and he has always maintained a healthy lifestyle — clean diet, regular exercise, no smoking or drinking. So when he was ...

Over the years, I have observed how certain conditions such as stool problems provide greater degrees of angst as compared to others within my patient population. I’m sure many of you remember those ...

The purpose of this paper is twofold — to present 4 cases of hemorrhage into or from the gall bladder, 3 of which had unusual features, and to show the significance of hemorrhage into the ...