Helped Over 500,000 patients with 98%+ satisfaction.

Connect & Get Personalized 1-to-1 Answers from Expert Doctors

DoctorSpring > Question Home

Bright red blood on stool after eating a bowl of cashews

Resolved Question:

I have been having bright red blood(not really inside of)but on my stool for the last 2 weeks.Sometimes no sign of blood at all on stool.I have lower left abdominal sensations off and on, not really pain though.No blood onT.P when I wipe,no itching or signs of hemeroids.I did strain while using the resttroom about 2 or 3 weeks ago and felt like a pulling/slight burning sensation in lower left front of abdomen area. I also ate about 1 lb of cashews at one sitting a couple of weeks agoo and thought I may have torn something trying to digest the nuts. I am a contractor in Afghanistan and it is quiet a process for me to get seen by a doctor, I have to go to Dubai. Can this heal on its own? I am thinknig of waiting until mid Oct to possibly get seen by a doctor in Dubai.Please advise

Category: Family Physician-GP

Ask Your Own Question

Category: Family Physician-GP
 25 Doctors Online

Hi,
Thanks for your consult at DoctorSpring.com.

Please let me know among the following any other associated symptoms -
Do you have diarrhea/ increased frequency of defecation/ constipation/ fever/ spasmodic abdominal pain?
Do you have tender feeling in lower left quadrant of abdomen?
Do you have pain while passing stools or wiping?

With the available described symptoms, there could be possibility of anal fissure or sigmoid colon ulcerations due to fecolith.

Presence of strain while passing stool favors anal fissure while pain in left lower abdomen favors ulcerations.

You should consult with general surgeon/ gastroenterologist and should go for thorough check up.

You should also go for complete blood count, thyroid profile, serum calcium, blood sugar and liver function test.

You should also go for per rectal examination to rule out anal fissure as you have already defined least possibility of hemorrhoids.

If per rectal examination is found to be normal then you should go for full length colonoscopy to evaluate the cause of bleeding.

Bleeding from any orifice in body should be taken seriously and should be fully evaluated to rule out major concern.

As such there appears to be least correlation between intake of cashew and present symptoms. Intestine is around 6 meters long and edible taken orally gets digested while reaching to large colon. Even a needle in large colon doesn't make any damage.

Treatment depends on exact diagnosis. Meanwhile, you should take plenty of water and high fiber diet. You should also take hemostatic medicine on written prescription from a local doctor.

Take care,Please feel free to discuss further.
Get well soon,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava


Patient replied :

No diarrhea,no increased freq,no constipation,no fever,no pain while passeing or wiping, no (minor)spasmodic pain in 3 days,no tender feeling in lower left quadrant of abdomen. I had minor spasmodic pain but have felt none in last 3 days


Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

You should consult with general surgeon and get proper examination of per rectal region.

If local cause is not present then only you should go for colonoscopy and complete antibiotic course.

Thanks,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava


Dr. Mayank Bhargava
Category: Family Physician-GP
Experience: 
Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Chotiram Hospital & Research centre, Indore, 2009
Residency: General Medicine, Rajasthan University Jaipur, 2008
Medical School:  MBBS, Rajasthan University Jaipur, 2004
Dr. Mayank Bhargava and 4 other Medical Specialists are ready to help you

Users who read this, also read:

Make informed and better medical decisions.

Join the 500,000 people who found a smarter, quicker way to get Answers, Recommendations & Expert Opinions.

Expert Doctors at fingertips

Recommendation on next step. Second-opinion.Multi-specialty.

Save Time

Average time for answers: 6 hours.

Save Money

$35 for typical specialist consult vs. $120 for a local appointment.

Free Follow-ups

Clarify, ask further questions for free in private conversation.

100% Satisfaction

Money back guarantee for the 1st reply. MEDNET Quality Board.

Start My Consultation

CHAT NOW

About DoctorSpring.com

Doctor Spring is a novel online Doctor consultation platform where you can get your medical questions answered by leading Doctors. Just Submit your question and rest assured that you will consult a Doctor easily. Once you submit the question, the Doctor from the concerned specialty will reply within hours. You can always ask more questions or add details with follow-up question options and make it an online doctor chat. You may use this service to consult a specialty or for getting medical second opinion. All paid services come with a MEDNET quality assurance and 100% money back guarantee.

DoctorSpring in news