The colon is an organ of elimination. Some of the food we eat goes undigested and remains in the colon. When it stays in, it cakes up in the digestive tract. Here it festers, decays, and turns black.
Estimates by fasting experts suggest that the average person has between 5 to 35 pounds of caked up, blackened, hardened, rotting, undigested food in their colon and digestive tract.
This can occur if you have been eating food which is heavy in dyes. Such as dark Indian sauces. Oreo Cookies also use a surprisingly dark dye for their cookies which can turn stools black.
In the worse case scenario, it could be dried blood.
Blood in stools is a sign of either haemorrhoids, internal anal damage or prostrate cancer. So if you are worried, you should see a doctor.
When black stool is caused by benign factors like eating certain foods like black licorice or taking an iron supplement, there is no need to worry. However, black stool can be caused by conditions like a bleeding ulcer, cancer, and gastrointestinal tract injuries. These conditions require medical attention.
Black stools often mean there is internal bleeding. Of course, certain foods like Dark Chocolate can darken the stools, and so can iron supplements. Internal bleeding can be caused from cancer, hemorrhoids, ulcers, ingested foreign objects, and even rough anal sex.
By all means, you should get an exam from a doctor unless you know that the cause is related to diet.
the wise thing to do would be to get it checked up by a doctor and undergo tests not ask an online community because it might cause severe bodily harm
Well, black stool could be due to blood in the feces. The pain might mean an ulcer. Time for a visit to the doctor.
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Health symptoms are the manifestations of the disease that you experience, eg. pain, vomiting, blood in stools or running nose.
ProctalgiaSoreus Arsus.
Rectal pain... though there are many things that can cause it which would have to be diagnosed (Crohn's, rectocele, hemmorhoids, rectal prolapse, etc.)
There are many possible causes of rectal pain, some benign and some more serious. You should make an appointment to see a physician, especiall if you are at risk for colon or rectal cancer.
Yes, Any pain can trigger vasovagal. Also not taking care of the pain and focusing on it can make trigger faster.
Symptoms of intestinal ischemia include sudden abdominal pain. The pain can range from mild to severe. A sudden needs to use the bathroom, frequent and forceful stools, tenderness in the abdomen, bloody stools, vomiting and fever.
piles is infection of rectum area where the rectal mucous membrane gets infected and swollen. the circular muscles of rectal region get tightened up again due to pain arising from passage of stool over delicate membrane covering rectal muscles. piles starts as fissure which means there is a cut in the rectal wall and the bacteria can now access rectal muscles and fluid exudate help sell up and pain helps tightening rectal circular muscles. in most cases, cause is rectal constipation where hardened stool tries to create pressure on rectum. such heavy pressure causes a tear in the membrane known as fissure. symptoms of piles are severe pain, inability to defecate, difficulty in sitting on normal chair due to painful swelling of rectal region. occasionally there may be presence of foul smell. l
This test may be ordered for the evaluation of perianal or anal pain, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, digital rectal examination that shows a mass, perianal abscess and condyloma
take it for constipation and relief of anus pain
Some contraindications for laxatives are: Rectal bleeding, vomiting, appendicitis, and abdominal pain.
If it continues for more than a couple of weeks, if you have abdominal pain, or if they are black or tarry-looking, you should see a doctor. The same holds if you have diarrhea for more than two days.