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Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Bright red bleeding. |
Dilated rectal and anal |
See Hemorrhoids. |
Rectal pain and itching. |
veins. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Rectal bleeding. |
Tear in the skin or |
See Anal Fissure. |
Pain with bowel movements. |
sphincter muscle |
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Discomfort when cleaning after |
surrounding the rectum. |
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bowel movements. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Bright red rectal bleeding |
Traumatic tear in the skin |
Consult doctor |
following injury, insertion of |
or sphincter muscle |
immediately. |
foreign object in the rectum, or |
surrounding the rectum. |
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anal sex. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Rectal bleeding. |
Intestinal adhesions. |
See Intestinal Obstruction. |
Abdominal cramps. |
Intestinal tumors and |
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Severe abdominal pain. |
cancers. |
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Vomiting. |
Twisted bowel. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Rectal bleeding in a child with |
Telescoping of intestine |
See Intussusception. |
severe abdominal pain. |
into itself. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Rectal bleeding plus unexplained |
Bleeding disorder. |
See Renal Failure, |
bleeding from other body orifices. |
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Acute. |
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See Anemia, Aplastic. |
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See Leukemia, Acute. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Blood in stool. |
Ulceration of stomach lining. |
See Gastric Erosion. |
Vomiting blood. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Bloody diarrhea with mucus. |
Inflammation of bowel. |
See Colitis, Ulcerative. |
Abdominal pain. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Blood, mucus or pus in stool. |
Bacteria infection. |
See Dysentery, Bacillary. |
Diarrhea and abdominal cramps. |
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Fever. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Blood in stool that is mixed with |
Bleeding from an |
Consult doctor. |
feces and appears black or dark |
abnormality in the stomach, |
See Stomach Cancer. |
red. |
duodenum or colon. |
See Ulcer, Peptic. |
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See Diverticular |
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Disease. |
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See Large Intestine |
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Polyp. |
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See Crohn's Disease. |
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See Large Intestine |
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Cancer. |
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See Small Intestine |
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Tumor. |
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Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
Mucous discharge, sometimes |
Rectal tissue disorder. |
See Rectal Prolapse. |
tinged with blood. |
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Sense of fullness in abdomen |
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or rectal area. |
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Tissue mass that can be felt |
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after bowel movement. |
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