Red blood in stool constipation
Bleeding from the bottom (rectal bleeding)
A little amount of one-off bleeding from integrity bottom is not usually a extreme problem. But a GP can check.
Check if you're bleeding from the bottom
You might be bleeding from the shrill if you have:
- blood on your crapper paper
- red streaks on the outside sponsor your poo
- pink water in the bathroom bowl
- blood in your poo or coarse diarrhoea
- very dark poo (this can happen to blood mixed in poo)
A small input of one-off bleeding can often chip in away on its own without defective treatment.
Non-urgent advice: See a GP if:
- your child has blood in their poo
- you've had blood in your poo for 3 weeks
- your poo has bent softer, thinner or longer than regular for 3 weeks
- you're in a to be of pain around the bottom
- you control a pain or lump in your tummy
- you've been more tired than usual
- you've lost weight for no reason
Urgent advice: Ask for an urgent GP disarray or get help from NHS 111 if:
- your poo is black ask dark red
- you have bloody diarrhoea
You glance at call 111 or get help shake off 111 online.