Bright red blood in the stools is a sign of bleeding. The most common cause of bright red blood is hemorrhoids or irritation. Constipation can cause small tears. Dark red blood or large amounts of blood would indicate need to see a doctor.
As long as it is bright red blood, you can continue fasting. If you have dark bloody stools you should seek medical attention since this is an indicator that there is bleeding somewhere other than the anus.
Bright red dog stools may be caused by bleeding in the lower part of the digestive tract, or by ingesting something red and undigestible. See your vet for information specific to your dog's situation.
Arterial Blood is Bright Red
That is the correct spelling of the medical condition "hematochezia" (red blood in stools). The corresponding term for tarry blood in stools is melena.
Blood containing red blood cells filled with oxyhemoglobin appears bright red.
Not in a human, no. Oxygenated blood is bright red. Deoxygenated blood is a dark red.
thin, bright red blood means that your platelets are low.
Yes and it indicated a bleed near the end of the digestive system in the rectal area. Small amounts of blood are often mixed in with bubbly frothy liquid stools.
Yes it can be. If it's bright red it's fresh blood, but dark red is dead blood (left over from bleeding during surgery.) If this continues by the end of the week please see your doctor and have a stool sample done.
It is bright maroonish red.
Red. bright (or blood) red.
Effortless Regurgitation of Bright Red Blood was created in 1994-05.