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lower digestive anatomy, stools, bloody, hematochezia, melena, stools, black, tarry, bloody stools often indicate an injury, in the digestive tract, use the term "melena" to describe black, tarry, foul-smelling stools, "hematochezia" to describe red, maroon-colored stools, blood, in the stool, originate from anywhere, along digestive tract, from mouth to anus, present in such small amounts that cannot actually see it, detectable by a fecal occult blood test, enough blood to change the appearance of stools, want to know the exact color to try to estimate the site of bleeding, to make a definite diagnosis, endoscopy, special x-ray studies, a black stool, that the blood is coming, upper part, the gastrointestinal, gi, tract, the esophagus, stomach, first part, the small intestine, blood, appear, tar after it has been exposed, body's digestive juices, stomach ulcers, ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin, common causes, upper gi bleeding, maroon-colored stools, bright red blood, suggest that the blood is coming, lower part, the gi tract, large bowel, rectum, hemorrhoids, diverticulitis, inflammation of an abnormal pouch, in the colon, a diverticulum, the most common causes, lower gi bleeding, massive, rapid bleeding, in the stomach causes, bright red stools, consuming black licorice, lead, iron pills, bismuth medicines, pepto-bismol, blueberries, cause black stools, beets, tomatoes, make stools appear reddish, in these cases, test the stool, a chemical to rule out, blood, brisk bleeding, in the esophagus, stomach, peptic ulcer disease, cause to vomit blood upper gi tract, black stools, bleeding stomach, duodenal ulcer, gastritis, esophageal varices, mallory-weiss tear, a tear, in the esophagus from violent vomiting, trauma, foreign body, bowel ischemia, a lack of proper blood flow, intestines, vascular malformation, lower gi tract, maroon, bright red, bloody stools, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, diverticular bleeding, intestinal infection, bacterial enterocolitis, vascular malformation, inflammatory bowel disease, tumor, colon polyps, colon cancer, trauma, foreign body, bowel ischemia, a lack of proper blood flow, intestines, call doctor, blood, in the color of stool, think that hemorrhoids, causing blood in stool, doctor should examine, make sure that, no other, serious cause present, in children, a small amount, blood, in the stool, not serious, most common causes, constipation, milk allergies, still worth reporting to doctor, no workup, doctor, medical history, perform a physical examination, focusing on abdomen, rectum, following questions included, in the history to better understand the possible causes, bloody, dark stools, blood on the toilet paper only, what color, stool, did it develop, more than one episode of blood in stool, is every stool this way, taking blood thinners, nsaids, ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin, have ingested black licorice, lead, pepto-bismol, blueberries, any abdominal trauma, swallowed a foreign object accidentally, abdominal pain, vomiting blood, bloating, excessive gas, flatus, diarrhea, fever, have lost any weight, treatment depends on the cause, severity, the bleeding, serious bleeding, admitted to a hospital, monitoring, workup, is massive bleeding, monitored in an intensive care unit, emergency treatment, a blood transfusion, following diagnostic tests performed, blood studies, a cbc, blood differential, colonoscopy, gastroscopy, egd, bleeding scan, angiography, barium studies, stool culture, x-rays, the abdomen, helicobacter pylori infection, eat vegetables, foods rich in natural fiber, low in saturated fat, reduce constipation, hemorrhoids, diverticulosis, colon cancer, avoid prolonged, excessive use of anti-inflammatory drugs, ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin, irritate the stomach, ulcers, avoid drinking, excessive alcohol, irritate the lining, the esophagus, stomach, don't smoke, linked to peptic ulcers, cancers, the gi tract, try to avoid too much stress, a possible factor in peptic ulcer disease, doctor diagnoses, a helicobacter infection, related to ulcers, recommend antibiotics, prevent a bleeding ulcer, in the future, earlier detect colon cancer, likely that treatment, successful, american cancer society recommends one, screening tests after age 50, early detection of colon cancer, pre-cancer, fecal occult blood testing every year, flexible sigmoidoscopy, barium enema every five years, colonoscopy every 10 years, screening tests, started earlier, family history of colon cancer, polyps, tests should also be performed more often, polyps, colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, green bt, tendler da, ischemic colitis, a clinical review, south med j, 98, 217-222, cappell ms, role of sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, in the diagnosis, lower gastrointestinal disorders, technique, indications, contraindications, med clin north am, 86(6), 1217-1252.