Indelicate Question: blood in stool

[yiya 0]

Sorry for the nature of the question, but has anyone had problem with dark blood on their stool after band surgery (about 5 wks out).? It doesn't appear to be related to hemorrhoids. I've got a call into my surgeons office. Thanks.

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Are you sure it's blood and not, say, chocolate? You were right to call your surgeon; there can be many reasons (from really scary to fairly benign) for there to be "occult" blood in your stool but they all need to be addressed...so it's not something you can or should ignore.

If your surgeon doesn't call you back tomorrow, make an appt with your PCM or PCP. Better to catch whatever it is early! :thumbup:

[justmel1957 1]

You did the right thing in calling your doctor. Iron will make your stools dark, so that could be the culprit.

[HeatherO 7]

It is one of those things that you should get checked out right away, never delay. It could be serious or benign as stated above. . . but always better to know for sure. A quick appointment with you regular doctor with a test or two should help.