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Bloody Stools

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christle Rookie
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Has anyone ever had bloody stools after they have gone gluten-free?

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tarnalberry Community Regular
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If the stools have blood IN them, not just ON them, or if the blood is very dark, please see your doctor ASAP. It may not be terribly serious, but it may be, and it's not something to wait around with. (If it's just ON them, but you don't feel like it's hemmhroids, or even if you do, it's always best to check with your doctor.)

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Yikes! I would definitely go to the doctor if you have much bleeding. It can be a sign of many things--hemmorroids to Crohn's disease. Perhaps someone here has had the same problem. I've had it a few times, but it has always been related to hemmoroids. Do you have any other symptoms? Those would help clue us in... Ck out this link for other possibilities:

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If your stools are black and tarry, look like coffee grounds with a really bad smell you must see a doctor right away, you could have a bleeding ulcer or something else. If it is bight blood which occurs after a hard bowel movement then it could be hemmorrhoids. If by any chance you are on a blood thinner or aspirin regime you must contact your physician immediately. Bleeding is not normal, don't delay seeking medical advice. It is not something that occurs after going gluten free!

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I actually still get bloody stools from time to time, and I'm not 100% sure if its gluten related. My doctor identified it as ulcerative colitis--I even have the still shots that show parts of my colon bloody and damaged, but the GI doesn't really know enough about celiac to say definitively whether or not it is related to trace amounts of gluten or damage that will never properly heal or what. I've only seen one other person here post about proctitis. Does anyone else have it and know more about potential links with celiac disease?

Lister Rising Star
Lister
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before i went gluten free like right before i had 2 days of very bloody movements and went to the ER they did tests on it there then they did a hemocult card on me from my doctors office the next day and nothing was found not even blood...... really wierd can celiac disease ever make you bleed or do i secretly have something my doctor is not finding. But yeah if your bleeding go to the doctors even if it is red so that way you can get something for it

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jennyj
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Please see a doctor if you continue to see blood in your stools, especially if they are black and tarry like mentioned. I have been hospitalized twice for that and it is nothing to take lightly. Hope you get to feeling better and find out what the problem is.

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Colitis can cause bloody stools - bright red. colitis can be caused by many things, like food allergies. Dairy could be the culprit.

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