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What is Diverticular Bleeding?
The walls of the intestines sometimes have small pouches called diverticula. Risk factors include chronic constipation, aging, and obesity.
Typical Symptoms of Diverticular Bleeding
- Blood in stool
- Constipation with urge to go but unable to pass stool
- Bleeding from the anus
- History of diverticulitis or diverticular bleeding - small pouches in the intestines
- Black, shiny stool
- Pain in the lower left abdomen
- Fever
- Stomach or abdominal pain in a specific area
Diagnostic Questions for Diverticular Bleeding
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
- Have you noticed any blood in your stool?
- Do you have constipation where you feel the urge to go but can't pass stool?
- Are you experiencing anal bleeding?
- Have you been diagnosed with diverticula or diverticulitis?
- Have you had black, shiny stools?
Treatment of Diverticular Bleeding
This needs emergency medical care. To stop the bleeding, specialists may use a scope (camera) in the intestines to find the bleeding and seal it through burning or pressure. Other options include putting a wire through the bloodstream under X-ray guidance - this will find the blood vessel that is bleeding and plug it. Surgery is a final option for severe bleeding that does not respond to the above treatments.
Reviewed By:
Maxwell J. Nanes, DO (Emergency Medicine)
Dr Nanes received a doctorate from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and went on to complete a residency in emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. There he trained at Froedtert Hospital and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in the practice of adult and pediatric emergency medicine. He was a chief resident and received numerous awards for teaching excellence during his time there. | | After residency he took a job at a community hospital where he and his colleagues worked through the toughest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Aiko Yoshioka, MD (Gastroenterology)
Dr. Yoshioka graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine. He worked as a gastroenterologist at Saiseikai Niigata Hospital and Niigata University Medical & Dental Hospital before serving as the Deputy Chief of Gastroenterology at Tsubame Rosai Hospital and Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital. Dr. Yoshioka joined Saitama Saiseikai Kawaguchi General Hospital as Chief of Gastroenterology in April 2018.
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