What is going on if there is blood in the stool for several consecutive days?

If there is blood in the stool for several consecutive days, you must be alert to whether it is caused by some infectious disease, because in life, anal fissures, hemorrhoids or anal polyps will show symptoms of bloody stools, and you should also pay attention to active treatment of these diseases.

1. Anal diseases

1. Anal fissure: Anal fissure will cause blood in the stool due to the friction of feces during defecation. The amount of blood in the stool is not much, and it is generally bright red in color and does not mix with feces. It is also accompanied by severe pain, which will last for a long time after defecation.

2. Hemorrhoids: In the early stages of hemorrhoids, there is usually painless blood in the stool. The blood in the stool is bright red, not in large amounts, and is mixed with feces. It usually appears on toilet paper after defecation and is distributed in droplets. It is caused by repeated friction of feces. In the middle and late stages of hemorrhoids, tumors will prolapse, hemorrhoids will become edematous and inflamed, and severe pain will occur.

3. Anal polyps: The friction of feces during defecation causes damage to the epidermal tissue of the polyps. It is usually painless and bloody in the stool. The amount of blood in the stool is not large and is bright red in color. It is not mixed with feces. At the same time, the polyps may fall out.

2. Rectal diseases

There is no sign of bleeding in the early stages of rectal cancer, only a slight feeling of heaviness. If allowed to develop, in the middle and late stages, there will be an increase in the frequency of bowel movements, and bleeding during bowel movements. The amount of bleeding is not much, and the color is dark red. In the late stages, the amount of blood in the stool will increase, accompanied by mucus exudation, emitting a foul odor.

3. Digestive tract diseases

Due to problems in life, such as diet, defecation, etc., frequently eating spicy and other irritating foods can easily irritate the digestive tract and cause bleeding in the digestive tract. Bleeding from digestive tract diseases is usually tarry and dark brown in color and the amount of bleeding is not much.