My 3 year old son has blood in his stool.?

Question

And something that comes out of his a**s. Could this be hemrroids? He is going to the doctor tomorrow, but I just wanted a second opinion.

Answer 1

In children, a small amount of blood in the stool is usually not serious. The most common causes are constipation and milk allergies. But it is still worth reporting to your doctor, even if no workup is necessary.

Blood in the stool may come from anywhere along your digestive tract, from mouth to a**s. It may be present in such small amounts that you cannot actually see it, but is only detectable by a fecal occult blood test. When there IS enough blood to change the appearance of your stools, the doctor will want to know the exact color to help find the site of bleeding. To make a diagnosis, your doctor may use endoscopy or special x-ray studies.

Upper GI tract (usually black stools):

Bleeding stomach or duodenal ulcer

Gastritis

Esophageal varices

Mallory-Weiss tear (a tear in the esophagus from violent vomiting)

Trauma or foreign body

Bowel ischemia (a lack of proper blood flow to the intestines)

Vascular malformation

Lower GI tract (usually maroon or bright red, bloody stools):

Hemorrhoids

Anal fissures

Diverticular bleeding

Intestinal infection (such as bacterial enterocolitis)

Vascular malformation

Inflammatory bowel disease

Tumor

Colon polyps or colon cancer

Trauma or foreign body

Bowel ischemia (a lack of proper blood flow to the intestines)

Answer 2

Call the doctor now to make sure this is something that can wait till 2morrow.  Are you sure he hasn't eaten something that would turn his stool to look this way?

Answer 3

Oh wow. Maybe its hurting him to go to the bathroom... Lol im not much help but yeah get that checked out

Answer 4

Three year olds can put items in their mouths that don't belong there. The doctor will figure it out. Meanwhile give him a bath to keep everything clean now.

Answer 5

ooo! I hope youve called the doc by now!!!