Hematochezia causes

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Causes

The lower part of the GI tract will usually cause maroon or bright red, bloody stools due to:

• Anal fissures
• Bowel ischemia (when blood supply is cut off to part of the intestines)
• Colon polyps or colon cancer
• Diverticulosis (abnormal pouches in the colon)
• Hemorrhoids (common cause)
• [[Inflammatory bowel disease (such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis)
• Intestinal infection (such as bacterial enterocolitis)
• Small bowel tumor
• Trauma or foreign body
• Vascular malformation (abnormal collections of blood vessels called arteriovenous malformations or AVMs)