What is the cause of loose stools with blood?

The main reason for the symptoms of unformed and bloody stools is gastroenteritis. After getting gastroenteritis, not only will the stools be unformed and loose, but it will also cause symptoms of inflammation and lead to bleeding. In addition, colitis, improper diet, bacterial and viral infections may all lead to such phenomena. If such symptoms persist, you must go to the hospital for examination in time.

What is the cause of loose stools with blood?

1. One of the important reasons for loose stools is enteritis. Unformed stool is one of the typical symptoms of enteritis. Other symptoms of chronic enteritis include: intestinal rumbling, diarrhea, bloody stools, abdominal pain, constipation, foamy stools, etc. 2. If the stool is unformed for a long time and lasts for more than a week, it indicates an organic disease; 3. Unformed stool may also be related to drugs, emotional stress, food intolerance, abnormal colon motility, small intestinal dysfunction, and abnormal esophageal and gallbladder motility.

Clinical manifestations

1. The incidence of acute enteritis in China is higher in summer and autumn, with no gender difference. The general incubation period is 12 to 36 hours. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are the main symptoms of acute enteritis.

2. The clinical manifestations of chronic enteritis are long-term, chronic or recurrent abdominal pain, diarrhea and indigestion. In severe cases, there may be mucus or watery stools. The severity of diarrhea varies. In mild cases, patients may have bowel movements 3 to 4 times a day, or diarrhea and constipation may occur alternately; in severe cases, patients may have bowel movements every 1 to 2 hours, and may even suffer from fecal incontinence. Some patients may have nocturnal diarrhea and/or postprandial diarrhea. When the rectum is severely affected, a feeling of tenesmus may occur. The feces are mostly paste-like, mixed with a large amount of mucus, and often contain pus and blood. Some patients have fresh blood in their stools, and the lesions are limited to the rectum, which is called hemorrhagic proctitis. The blood or stool is discharged separately, or attached to the surface of normal or dry stool, which is often mistaken for hemorrhoidal bleeding. Patients with proctitis often have mucus and blood in their stools, and may even suffer from fecal incontinence. If the lesions extend above the rectum, blood is often mixed with the stool or bloody diarrhea occurs. Physical examination may reveal mild tenderness around the umbilicus or lower abdomen, hyperactive bowel sounds, and rectal prolapse.

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