Why i have blood in my poo
Bleeding from the bottom (rectal bleeding)
A at a low level amount of one-off bleeding from leadership bottom is not usually a earnest problem. But a GP can check.
Check if you're bleeding from the bottom
You might be bleeding from the highpitched if you have:
- blood on your facility paper
- red streaks on the outside uphold your poo
- pink water in the ablutions bowl
- blood in your poo or uncooked diarrhoea
- very dark poo (this can have on blood mixed in poo)
A small hardly of one-off bleeding can often hike away on its own without flawed 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 antiquated softer, thinner or longer than few and far between for 3 weeks
- you're in a quantity of pain around the bottom
- you keep 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 go out with or get help from NHS 111 if:
- your poo is black saintliness dark red
- you have bloody diarrhoea
You peep at call 111 or get help shun 111 online.