Distance runners are well aware of the stress their chosen activity places on their leg muscles, cardiovascular system and joints. Less obvious is the toll that prolonged running can take on the gastrointestinal, or GI, tract, in particular the...
Gastrointestinal, or GI, bleeding, is any loss of blood from the GI tract. Blood loss can be occult, or lost in small undetectable amounts, or in larger life-threatening amounts. In any situation, blood loss is a condition that needs to...
Blood in the stool originates from one thing: bleeding into the gastrointestinal tract. The bleed may be slow and chronic or swift and of sudden onset. In diagnosing the cause of blood in the stool the first step is to find the source of the bleed...
Bleeding from the rectum is always indicative of a medical problem--sometimes minor, sometimes serious. The amount of blood is not a reliable indicator as to whether the condition is serious. Some rectal bleeding is invisible to the naked eye and...
Tylenol is the brand name for the popular pain medication acetaminophen. Although safe when taken in the recommended dosages, taking too much can be dangerous. Tylenol is toxic to many of the body's systems. The most severe damage is to the...
Gastrointestinal, or GI bleeding, encompasses bleeding from anywhere along the GI tract, from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract is divided into the upper GI tract, including the mouth, esophagus, and stomach; and the lower GI tract, encompassing...
Black diarrhea is often the sign of blood in the digestive tract that can have multiple causes depending on where the bleeding is coming from. Locations can range from anywhere from the nose or mouth to the colon, though bleeding lower in the GI...
Blood in the feces, also known as hematochezia, occurs when blood from the gastrointestinal tract leaks into a person's stool. It can be caused by a variety of conditions ranging from harmless---as with hemorrhoids---to life-threatening diseases...
If you are experiencing a loss of appetite, the cause may be traced to a problem in your gastrointestinal tract. Problems in the gastrointestinal tract, or GI tract, can lead to iron-deficiency anemia. A lack of iron can then cause a vitamin D...
