What does it mean to be “regular”, aka have healthy bowel movements? We explore what your poop really says about your health.
Overview ; A change in bowel habits is any departure from what counts as normal when it comes to how your stools look or how often you have a bowel movement (poop). Slight changes usually aren’t a big deal. But major changes may signal that you need to adjust some parts of your lifestyle to live healthier. Differences can provide clues about what’s happening inside your body, like a health condition a healthcare provider should know about and treat. The most common changes usually involve st...
Overview ; Looking down into a toilet and seeing blood in your stool (poop) can be alarming. Your mind might go to many places as warning bells ring that something’s wrong. Rectal bleeding is a symptom of many different conditions, some more serious than others. It’s important to find out the cause of your rectal bleeding. Some causes, like hemorrhoids, may not need treatment. But others, like colorectal cancer, need urgent care. Ulcers, anal fissures and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are...
Dr. Christina Fernandez explains why your dog may be pooping blood, what to do about it, and how your veterinarian may treat it.
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While you might be tempted to flush it away quickly, examining the shape, consistency and smell of your bowel movements can tell you much about your health. Sticky poop can be a sign of...
What does that mean? ; Anal puss pockets ; Hi. Checking in to see if you went for treatment. Red blood means possible anal tear. Continuing blood means hospital as people do bleed to death from this. Dark blood that looks like old blood or coffee grounds is also very serious. That just means bleeding is farther up the colon. Anal sex and using obje ...
High levels or uric acid, one of the body’s waste products, can be a sign of gout or kidney stones. Learn what a uric acid blood test tells you, how it’s done, and what the results mean.
Red spots in poop (hematochezia) can signal a wide range of causes, such as anal fissures, hemorrhoids, and, although rare, cancer.1 There are differences between hematochezia and melena. Hematochezia includes bright red or dark red and brown stools that signal bleeding in the digestive tract.2 Melena means black, tar-like stool that indicates bleeding in the stomach.3 · If you notice blood in your stool, take note of a few things. Consider how much blood you see, the color of the blood, and w...
What happens to your physical body when you die? ; Death marks that moment in life when your physical body stops working to survive. You breathe your last breath. Your heart stops beating. Your brain stops. Other vital organs, including your kidneys and liver, stop. All your body systems powered by these organs shut down, too, so that they’re no longer capable of carrying on the ongoing processes understood as, simply, living. Death itself is a process. Thinking of death in this way — as a s...