Gastrointestinal bleeding:
Bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract is very common. It should not be ignored because of its potential causes severe and life threatening results. Understanding basic concepts and definitions used in gastrointestinal bleeding, it is easier for you to detect gastrointestinal bleeding in themselves or a family member to communicate clearly with your doctor about your symptoms and continue to search for information efficiently and accurately. They are also better trained and effectiveAdvocate for themselves, so that the cause is diagnosed and treated promptly and accurately.
Blood in stool:
Blood in stool or gastrointestinal tract, the various forms or manifestations, depending on where it is and how to take active bleeding. Is there a doctor common terms and definitions of blood in the gastrointestinal tract or bowel, which can not be known to laymen, but it may be useful to know if you or a family member experienceGastrointestinal bleeding.
Hematemesis is the vomiting of blood;
Hematemesis is vomiting red blood cells. The coffee is ground hematemesis is vomiting of blood altered by gastric juices.
Stomach bleeding is usually pretty disgusting induce vomiting. Vomiting of blood, such as hematemesis. It can be red, if they occur shortly after stomach bleeding or if bleeding is brisk. To modify the gastric acid and digestive juices, when the blood that remains in the stomach. If the changeThe blood is vomited, usually appears in old coffee grounds, hence the term "coffee as" hematemesis. The blood can come from the stomach, swallowed or regurgitated from the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine, just after the stomach.
Melena and blood as a very effective laxative:
When the vomited blood in the stomach completely changed blood has been spilled into the intestine where usually causes diarrhea. However, the diarrhea is usually black, and lingermalodorous. This is called melena or chair melenic. Although many doctors mistakenly called melanotic stool that is a misnomer. Melanoma refers to melanin, the pigment in dark skin moles and skin cancer, melanoma. Melena melenic chair or suggest an upper gastrointestinal bleeding or the source of blood, because there were just changed by gastric juices in the stomach and upper small intestine. Coagulation, usually by aLocation accessible by a far superior, even if from time to time the site is out of the reach of such a gastroscope.
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding and rectal bleeding:
Red blood passed through the rectum are usually the source of bleeding in the colon or rectum or lower lower gastrointestinal bleeding, except for massive hemorrhage of the upper. Bright red blood on toilet paper or dripping into the toilet bowl is usually out of the anus and rectum, most commonly from hemorrhoids or anal fissure, thoughmay occur with rectal cancer.
Bloody diarrhea and colitis:
Bloody diarrhea, often with mucus, is typical of colitis. Colitis is an inflammation of the colon or large intestine from any number of causes, infection, poor blood flow to the intestines (ischemia) and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease can understand.
Fecal occult blood:
It takes about 50-100 ml of blood in the stool or black melenic. Less than 2 cupsThe bleeding is therefore usually not visible and is detected as the fecal occult blood. Different chemical analysis for occult blood in stool are available, can be done on a chair or stool with a gloved finger investigation evacuated from a doctor. Fecal occult blood test for cancer and requires an analysis of the cause. Ulcers, acid reflux, celiac disease, polyps, colitis and Crohn's disease, hemorrhoids and aspirin, drugs such as gastrointestinal tract lesions are allCommon does not cause cancer of the fecal occult blood.
Bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract should not be ignored.
Now that you understand these basic concepts and definitions, it is easier for you to detect gastrointestinal bleeding in themselves or a family member and to communicate clearly with your doctor about your symptoms. You'll also be able to be a lawyer trained and effective for yourself and look for the cause of intelligent diagnostic and treatment options available.Future articles will go more in detail about the causes and treatment of upper, lower and occult gastrointestinal bleeding. See also www.thefooddoc.com For more information on the conditions of the digestive tract, and subscribe to food-borne illness and cut up to my blog on the intestine, nutrition and health data.
