You might need to get a bit personal.
Of course, your mind shouldn’t immediately jump to cancer if you’re dealing with these issues, but it’s worth getting checked out if you experience stomach cramping, unexplained weight loss, narrow stool, or rectal bleeding in addition to constant diarrhea or constipation.
Unfortunately, there’s a range of mild-to-serious health concerns that can lead to blood in your stools, Dr. Chen says. Typically on the milder end of the spectrum, you may be dealing with hemorrhoids, which are swollen veins in your lower rectum that can bleed. They can be as unpleasant as they sound but they’re super-common and often simple to treat—nearly three out of four adults deal with hemorrhoids at some point, according to the.
However, blood in your stool—especially if it’s persistent and paired with other G.I. symptoms like diarrhea—is a hallmark sign of IBD. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are autoimmune conditions that cause chronic inflammation in various parts of the digestive tract, which can cause bleeding ulcers or sores to form on the inner lining of your intestines.American Cancer Society
. If your doctor can’t determine another cause, they’ll likely want to do a colonoscopy to search for polyps and check for inflammation in your colon, Dr. Shukla says.If you’re not familiar with it, heartburn is a burning sensation that manifests in your chest, usually behind your breastbone, per the
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