Bloody diarrhea, also known as bloody stool or rectal bleeding, can be bright or dark red or tar-like. It can be a symptom of anal fissures, hemorrhoids, infections, inflammatory conditions ...

For those patients with diarrhea of 2-3 days' duration, work-up is rarely necessary unless fever, bloody diarrhea, or severe abdominal pain is present. Viruses are the major cause of ...

Approximately 3 hours after the marathon, I developed my first episode of bloody diarrhoea. As a doctor, I suspected this to be runner’s colitis but was not overly concerned. I knew that a proportion ...

A three-day bout of stomach pain and diarrhoea is often dismissed as a simple stomach bug. However, if symptoms become severe and you notice blood in your stool, it's important to seek medical ...