Worried about blood in stool

[Adam1971]

Hi folks-

I want to the bathroom this morning and there was blood with my stool. I am used to seeing bright red liquid blood occasionally from hemorroids, but this am it was more like little blobs with little fibers, and a little darker. I'm just curious if anyone has knowledge about this. I am worried that Crohns has come back.

Thanks.

 

[frank246]

Sounds like bleeding from the lower GI tract which is good news in that a Colonoscopy should be able to detect the source. (Much tougher to locate when bleeding is occult in which case capsule endoscopy and/or (balloon assisted) enteroscopy might be appropriate -- although these could be problematical with Crohn's because of strictures and/or deep ulcerations.) It could be a Crohn's recurrence or possibly even bleeding from the sutures of your resection which can occur years after. Likely not an emergency but see a GI as soon as you can

 

[Adam1971]

I also recently had a fecal calprotectin test and it was slightly elevated (196 when 50 is considered upper limit of normal). Yes...time to see GI.

 

[2thFairy]

or possibly even bleeding from the sutures of your resection which can occur years after.

Bleeding from sutures of a resection should not happen years after!

 

[SJ!]

Hi Adam,

Yes see your GI! Sorry to hear you are anxious about it but understandable as a flare isn't much fun.

I hope it works out well!

 

[frank246]

2thFairy

I think the problem is I worded it improperly. I meant bleeding around the anastomosis, not the cut in the abdomen. Typically it happens at most a few months after. But I'm an example of leakage two years later. My GI said "it's rare but it does happen, like to you"

 

[Adam1971]

I have had a resection-2 years ago. I often feel that adhesions are making things move around in stop and go fashion-just my own theory (we never really know what the hell is going on in there, do we?) I also did have some external bleeding (hems) yesterday, so it may have just been clotted from earlier. I'll still call the GI office tomorrow. Thanks for the feedback.