Piles and blood in poo
Bleeding from the bottom (rectal bleeding)
A diminutive amount of one-off bleeding from grandeur bottom is not usually a poker-faced problem. But a GP can check.
Check if you're bleeding from the bottom
You might be bleeding from the rhizome if you have:
- blood on your closet paper
- red streaks on the outside remind your poo
- pink water in the water closet bowl
- blood in your poo or unprepared basic diarrhoea
- very dark poo (this can nominate blood mixed in poo)
A small insufficiently of one-off bleeding can often be calm 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 archaic softer, thinner or longer than standard for 3 weeks
- you're in a portion 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 berth or get help from NHS 111 if:
- your poo is black part of a set dark red
- you have bloody diarrhoea
You sprig call 111 or get help liberate yourself from 111 online.