Thread: What is the most common cause of loose bowel and bleeding?

I have a family member that has been suffering from fairly severe bouts of diarrhea over the past week and has seen blood in her bowel. She just informed me that she found blood and bowel in her bed when she awoke this morning. She is going to see the doc asap, but in the interim - does anyone know what could cause this? She had no idea that this occured during the night until she awoke in the morning.

something with the colon and rectum.
could be an infection, or a tumor, possibly cancer.
see a doctor as soon as possible

my brother had a desies that led to those symptoms, get her into the doctor as soon as possible please, don't dilly dally about the situation and get her in before there is any serious damage

Stress...ulcers can cause it.

IT could be as simple as internal hemorrhoids. Or irritable bowel syndrome.

polyps. ask your doctor if it's a possibility they'll do a simple procedure that only lasts about 6 hours!~hope everything turns out for her!~good luck=]

There could be an internal problem with her intestines . Yes , please don't wait long on seeing a GI doctor.

that sounds serious,she might need a colonoscopy to see if its colon cancer.my mother went through the same thing but shes 89 years old.the only time i had diarrohea that bad was i was given a med that i was alergic to and a had an attackof diarrohea in my sleep and i was rolling in it..i hopre this person is better soon.

I have experienced this before back when id go to school without taking breakfast. after a few months of doing so, i experienced diarrhea with blood drops in my bowels. i found out later that it was caused by hyper acidity due to my empty stomach and that this is a prelude to ulcer. now i feel ok as i see to it to eat my meals regularly and always take anti-hyper acidity medicines in case it comes up again.