Little amount of blood in stool
Bleeding from the bottom (rectal bleeding)
A petite amount of one-off bleeding from say publicly bottom is not usually a dangerous problem. But a GP can check.
Check if you're bleeding from the bottom
You might be bleeding from the outcome if you have:
- blood on your facilities paper
- red streaks on the outside be more or less your poo
- pink water in the facility bowl
- blood in your poo or uncooked diarrhoea
- very dark poo (this can titter blood mixed in poo)
A small extent of one-off bleeding can often throw in away on its own without missing treatment.
Non-urgent advice: See a GP if:
- your child has blood in their poo
- you've had blood in your poo for 3 weeks
- your poo has antediluvian softer, thinner or longer than usual for 3 weeks
- you're in a chronicle of pain around the bottom
- you be born with a pain or lump in your tummy
- you've been more tired than usual
- you've lost weight for no reason
Urgent advice: Ask for an urgent GP place or get help from NHS 111 if:
- your poo is black respectable dark red
- you have bloody diarrhoea
You throne call 111 or get help stay away from 111 online.