How to Treat Hematochezia?

Medical Treatment:
From the bottom you may be bleeding if you have:

• Blood in your poo or bloody diarrhea
• Red streaks on the outside of your poo
• Very dark, smelly poo
• Blood on your toilet paper
• Pink water in the toilet bowl
• Without needing treatment, a small amount of one-off bleeding can often go away on its own.

Visit your GP if you have:

• Have more tired than usual
• Child has blood in their poo
• Poo has been softer, thinner or longer than normal for three weeks
• Blood in your poo for three weeks
• Lot of pain around the bottom
• Pain or lump in your tummy