“I had blood detected in my stool sample?”
What does it mean if I had blood detected in my stool sample?
Male | 68 years old
Complaint duration: 3 months
Medications: Metformin, Apixaban
Conditions: COPD, Heart Failure
2 Answers
You need to have a colonoscopy performed
It could be a sign of a polyp or cancer (worse case scenario), but it could also be a false positive or any other benign bleeding source in the intestines. A colonoscopy is usually the first test done after blood is found in the stool.
