What is bleeding? Causes of bleeding in women

It is normal to have bowel movements, but you should pay attention if you experience blood in your stool. Many people are not clear about what blood-discharging is, and there are many reasons why women have blood-discharging. If you want to know the reason for bleeding, you can judge based on the amount and color of the blood.

1. Bright red blood in stool with large amount: internal hemorrhoids. Benign diseases, including internal and external hemorrhoids, anal fissures, colon polyps, anal fistulas, etc., may result in different colors of blood in the stool. They can also be distinguished based on the color and amount of blood. Internal hemorrhoids bleed in large amounts and are bright red. They bleed during bowel movements and usually stop when bowel movements stop. The bleeding is applied to the surface of the stool, or it is blood alone, and there is no anal pain.

2. Small amount of fresh bloody stool: anal fissure. Anal fissure bleeding is bright red but less in amount, the anus is painful, the blood is on the surface of the stool, or there is blood on the toilet paper.

3. Bloody stools: colitis, anal fistula. The blood in the stool caused by colitis is generally pus and blood in the stool, the amount can be more or less, the color is not bright but darker, and when applied to the surface of the stool, the pus and blood are mixed.

4. Black blood in the stool: upper digestive tract. Common bleeding sites: esophageal varicose bleeding, gastric and duodenal ulcer bleeding, esophageal cancer, cardiac cancer, gastric cancer, cancer (gland) destruction bleeding, bile duct bleeding, etc. The amount of blood varies. The characteristic of blood in the stool is that it is black in color because the red blood cells are destroyed by digestive juices.

5. Jam-colored blood in the stool: lower gastrointestinal bleeding. The blood in the stool caused by tumors is not bright red in color, but rather a darker color like jam. This is because the tumor tissue is brittle, easy to rot and fall off.