Diarrhea caused by large intestine issues typically results in the presence of blood and mucus, while diarrhea stemming from small intestine problems is usually watery. Infections affecting the large colon often lead to serious symptoms due to bacteria that penetrate deeply and cause necrosis. Conditions such as hemorrhoids can also result in blood in the stools, indicating the need for medical evaluation. Understanding these distinctions is crucial for accurate diagnosis and treatment.
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What is your source for this?sameeralord said:Why is that usually,
Diarrohea due to large intestine problems usually cause blood and mucus diarrohea
While diarrhoea due to small intestine problems usually cause watery diarrohea.
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Yeah, blood in the stools is potentially very serious. It is not a "usual" thing, IMO...sameeralord said:usually cause blood
It can be from something as simple as hemorrhoids. A doctor would have to check to see what the problem is.berkeman said:Yeah, blood in the stools is potentially very serious. It is not a "usual" thing, IMO...
Please cite sources, we can't guess at what you are reading. Thank you.sameeralord said:I think I have got confused. It seems that infections of large colon produces blood and mucus most of the time, because the nature of the bacteria that affect large colon,usually seems to penetrate deep and cause necrosis.