What causes vaginal bleeding?

It is normal to have bleeding in the stool in life, but few people pay enough attention to it. In fact, bloody stools can cause considerable harm to the body. If this continues for a long time, it will lead to anemia. If you want to cure bleeding in the stool, it is recommended that you first understand the cause of vaginal bleeding in the stool and then treat the cause. I hope that through the following content, everyone can understand this phenomenon.

Causes of dry and bleeding stools include:

Hemorrhoids: Hemorrhoids are most likely to cause bleeding in the stool, because the most common symptom of hemorrhoids is bleeding and painful stool. In this case, it is necessary to treat it in time to avoid unnecessary consequences.

Anal fissure: blood in the stool or after defecation. The amount of blood in the stool is small, bright red, and covers the surface of the stool in thread-like form. There is anal pain during or after defecation. Anal fissure is also one of the common causes of bleeding in stool.

Rectal polyps: Rectal polyps are also a cause of bleeding in the stool. The most common symptom is blood in the stool or bleeding after defecation. Generally, the amount of blood in the stool is not much and is not mixed with the stool. The blood is attached to the surface of the stool and is bright red. Chronic cases may be mixed with mucus or pus. Sometimes the stool becomes thin and stringy.

Rectal malignancy: Bleeding in stool caused by rectal malignancy is more common in middle-aged and elderly people. Bloody stool occurs intermittently or repeatedly, gradually worsens, and is accompanied by symptoms of tenesmus. The surface of the stool may be mixed with mucus, pus, and blood. The stool is formed but gradually becomes thinner. In the late stage, patients may experience weight loss, anemia, etc. In addition, nonspecific ulcerative colitis bleeding is also one of the causes of bloody stools.

How to diagnose blood in stool?

1. Pain: Simple internal hemorrhoids are painless, but incarcerated internal hemorrhoids can cause severe pain, obstruction of defecation and flatulence, and sometimes reflexive urination difficulties.

2. Anal swelling: Internal hemorrhoids in the early, middle and late stages may all experience varying degrees of anal swelling. It is milder in the early and middle stages and heavier in the late stages, especially after fatigue, long-term standing or in the afternoon. The cause of anal swelling may be the irritation of the rectal mucosa by swollen hemorrhoids or inflammation on the surface of the hemorrhoidal mucosa;

3. Mucus discharge, anal moisture or itching: In the middle and late stages of internal hemorrhoids, due to the relaxation of the anal sphincter, secretions from the rectum often flow out of the anus, causing moisture or itching in the anal area.

4. Blood in the stool: In the early stage of internal hemorrhoids, blood in the stool is often the main symptom. In the late stage, the mucosal surface of internal hemorrhoids thickens due to inflammation or friction, and blood in the stool is less common. The color of blood is generally bright red. If the amount of blood in the stool is small, only blood will be present in the stool or on the toilet paper. If the amount is large, dripping blood or spurting blood may be seen, and occasionally there may be pure fresh blood in the stool. Excessive or frequent bloody stools may also cause secondary anemia;

5. Hemorrhoid prolapse: Hemorrhoid prolapse is the main symptom of internal hemorrhoids in the middle and late stages. Middle-stage hemorrhoids will fall out during bowel movements and will retract on their own after bowel movements. Late-stage internal hemorrhoids require hand support or bed rest for a while before they can retract, even during normal activities.

What is the cause of vaginal bleeding during bowel movements? From the above article, we know that there are four main causes. You can find out what the cause is for your own condition and then receive targeted treatment. In addition, everyone must remember the main symptoms of bloody stools, which is the basis for discovering bloody stools in the first place, so that treatment will not be delayed.