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GI Bleeding |
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GI bleeding |
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<p>Your digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) tract includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine or colon, rectum, and anus. Bleeding can come from any of these areas. The amount of bleeding can be so small that only a lab test can find it. </p> <p>Signs of bleeding in the digestive tract depend where it is and how much bleeding there is.</p> <p>Signs of bleeding in the upper digestive tract include:</p><ul> <li>Bright red blood in vomit</li> <li>Vomit that looks like coffee grounds</li> <li>Black or tarry stool</li> <li>Dark blood mixed with stool</li> </ul> <p>Signs of bleeding in the lower digestive tract include:</p><ul> <li>Black or tarry stool</li> <li>Dark blood mixed with stool</li> <li>Stool mixed or coated with bright red blood</li> </ul> <p>GI bleeding is not a disease, but a symptom of a disease. There are many possible causes of GI bleeding, including <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/hemorrhoids.html">hemorrhoids</a>, <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/pepticulcer.html">peptic ulcers</a>, tears or inflammation in the esophagus, <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/diverticulosisanddiverticulitis.html">diverticulosis and diverticulitis</a>, <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/ulcerativecolitis.html">ulcerative colitis</a> and <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/crohnsdisease.html">Crohn's disease</a>, <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/colonicpolyps.html">colonic polyps</a>, or cancer in the <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/colorectalcancer.html">colon</a>, <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/stomachcancer.html">stomach</a> or <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/esophagealcancer.html">esophagus</a>.</p> <p>The test used most often to look for the cause of GI bleeding is called <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/endoscopy.html">endoscopy</a>. It uses a flexible instrument inserted through the mouth or rectum to view the inside of the GI tract. A type of endoscopy called <a href="https://medlineplus.gov/colonoscopy.html">colonoscopy</a> looks at the large intestine.</p> <p class="">NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases</p> |
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0017181 |
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GI bleeding Gastrointestinal Bleeding Bleeding, Gastrointestinal |
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C0017181 |
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06/20/2000 |
| definition |
Your digestive or gastrointestinal (GI) tract includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine or colon, rectum, and anus. Bleeding can come from any of these areas. The amount of bleeding can be so small that only a lab test can find it. Signs of bleeding in the digestive tract depend where it is and how much bleeding there is. Signs of bleeding in the upper digestive tract include:
Signs of bleeding in the lower digestive tract include:
GI bleeding is not a disease, but a symptom of a disease. There are many possible causes of GI bleeding, including hemorrhoids, peptic ulcers, tears or inflammation in the esophagus, diverticulosis and diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, colonic polyps, or cancer in the colon, stomach or esophagus. The test used most often to look for the cause of GI bleeding is called endoscopy. It uses a flexible instrument inserted through the mouth or rectum to view the inside of the GI tract. A type of endoscopy called colonoscopy looks at the large intestine. NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases https://www.niddk.nih.gov |
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C0017181 |
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GI Bleeding |
| Related to |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0019112 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0341268 |
| Scope Statement |
Gastrointestinal bleeding can be a a signal of a serious disease. Find out about GI tract symptoms, tests, and related conditions. https://medlineplus.gov/gastrointestinalbleeding.html |
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