All possible causes of blood in stool in men

Blood in the feces of in men is a mandatory reason for going to a doctor, it is dangerous to tighten with it. However, it is necessary to distinguish the appearance of bloody discharge from a change in stool color when using a number of products and medicines.

So, dishes containing beets, red tomatoes, sweet pepper stains the stools in different shades of red;Preparations containing bismuth( De-nol, Bismofalk) - in black;The blood sausage not only stains the feces in a dark red color, but also gives a positive result of the analysis for the presence of blood.

impurities can be bright red and maroon

main group of diseases where blood probable impurity in the feces :

• pathology anal area( fissure, hemorrhoids);
• disease rectum( proctitis and crypts( inflammation of the mucosa and its transverse folds), polyps;
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• common lesion of large intestine( diverticulosis( limited protrusion and thinning of the intestinal wall), and diverticulitis( inflammation diverticulum), Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and other types ofinflammatory bowel disease;
• intestinal infections( helminthic infestations, amoebiasis, dysentery, balantidiasis);
• diseases of the stomach and small intestine: peptic ulcer, erosive gastritis and duodenitis( inflammation) with loklnymi damaged mucosa hydrochloric acid contained in the stomach, including the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, neoplasms;
• intestinal cancers, as well as a cancerous lesion of the prostate with invasion of the intestinal wall;
• vascular changes: the initial manifestation of vascular injury for varicose esophageal veins, hemangiomas injury( vascular tumors).

Bloody impurities can be a bright red color( when bleeding from the source zone located in the region leanHer guts and below), and also maroon. The latter occurs when the blood is mixed with the acidic contents of the stomach, resulting in a dark cherry color. If the feces are uniform in color, the source is located high, up to the large intestine. When veins of blood against the background of feces normal( dark brown), the source of bleeding is the large intestine or anal area.

In addition, in some cases, blood in the feces is present in very small amounts, and can not be visually detected. Therefore, the doctors, with the described diseases, periodically schedule routine stool tests, in which the reaction to latent blood is carried out. This is especially important when the patient gradually decreases the level of erythrocytes and hemoglobin in the blood, that is, signs of anemia develop.

Anal zone lesion

When an anal fissure appears along with a discharge of bright red blood from the anus, more often at the end of defecation, pain occurs in the zoneAnus and constant spasms of the anal sphincter. Its increased tone significantly hampers the emptying of the intestine and intensifies the pain.

The appearance of blood in the stool with hemorrhoids is associated with damage to the wall of the venous vessel and can be observed not only during defecation, but also at other times. Then traces of bright red blood are found on both toilet paper and underwear.

At the release of blood in the feces is observed when hemorrhoids :

• sensation or foreign body formation in the rectum;
• itching, burning in the anal area;
• pain in the rectum, intensifying after physical exertion, prolonged sitting or walking.

In cases of stool disorders( constipation), after lifting weights, it is likely that the hemorrhoids fall out, which are easily accessible for probing and painful.

Malignant neoplasms

An admixture of blood in the feces, often against the background of loosening of the stool, is characteristic of decaying tumors that are localized in the thick and small intestine, as well as for metastases of malignant tumors affecting various parts of the large intestine.

The most significant are :

• increasing general weakness, reduced efficiency;
• unexplained weight loss;
• appetite impairment, nausea;
• presence along with blood in the stool of the admixture of pus and mucus, accompanied by the appearance of an unpleasant putrefactive odor;
• disorders of the stool in the form of successive constipation and diarrhea;
• sensation of incomplete bowel evacuation after defecation;
• increased body temperature and poor efficacy of taking medications to reduce it;
• diffuse or local pain in the abdomen.

Progression of the disease leads to the development of intestinal obstruction, the appearance of vomiting, which does not facilitate the condition. These complications require urgent surgical intervention, as they are dangerous for the patient's life.

In the presence of metastases of other tumors( primarily the prostate gland), signs of a primary tumor join the clinical picture. In the case of damage to the urino-genital system, men - urination disorders and changes in characteristics of excreted urine.

Inflammatory processes in the intestine

Colon diseases of an infectious and non-infectious nature can be manifested by the development of a common inflammation of the mucous membrane.

beds, both infectious and non-infectious, have similar signs :

• increases body temperature( in severe cases up to 39 ° C);
• increased sweating;
• impurities in the feces of blood, pus, mucus;
• abdominal pain that may be permanent or cramping;
• nausea, vomiting, frequent loose stool( up to 20 times a day).

Infections often show changes in color of the stool, for example, in green or orange.

When chronic processes are characterized by a gradual weight loss against a background of reduced digestion of food. With a number of diseases, there are signs of damage to other body systems: joints, eyes, skin, mouth.

Diverticula and polyps can also be injured by a food lump, and their mucous membranes become inflamed. This leads to the appearance of blood in the feces. To diagnose these processes, in the first place, use endoscopic research methods( colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy), which allows to determine their exact localization and the degree of mucosal damage.

Diseases of the upper parts of the digestive tube

If the admixtures of blood in the stool are caused by diseases of the stomach, esophagus, duodenum, and also by small bleeding from the varicose veins of the esophagus, the symptoms depend on the severity of the process and its severity. The greatest danger is the damage to the esophagus veins, which often turns into heavy bleeding, manifested by vomiting blood in a fountain and the rapid development of life-threatening blood loss.

In acute acute bleeding appears melena, that is, liquid bloody dark feces.

This is accompanied by :

• with a sharp deterioration in health, weakness and dizziness;
• increased sweating, while sweat - cold and sticky;
• drop in blood pressure and frequency of heart contraction;
• is often a reduction in the pain syndrome in the abdomen.

In this case it is necessary to call an ambulance for the opportunity to conduct the patient urgent diagnosis and treatment( medical and, if necessary, surgical).

If blood loss is small, they do not violate the general condition of the patient, then such diseases are manifested only by darkening of stool. In this case, if there was no eve of food intake or drugs that can change the color of the stool, it is important to consult a gastroenterologist who will determine the possible causes. In some cases, to confirm the diagnosis and timely correction of the pathology, you may need the help of a surgeon or oncologist.

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