Patient's question:
My daughter is 5 and a half years old. Her stool often contains sticky blood that is not bright red. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
In life, many five-year-old children may experience blood in their stool during their growth process, which is unfavorable to their physical health and brings significant pain to the affected children. There are numerous reasons that can cause blood in the stool. When a child's small intestinal mucosa is damaged, it can easily lead to this condition. In most cases, stool tests show positive for occult blood. Often, the child's intestines cannot tolerate certain foods, resulting in severe damage to the small intestinal mucosa. This allows blood to enter the intestinal cavity. When this blood remains in the intestine for a longer period, it is eventually excreted with the child's stool. The destruction of the intestinal fluid makes it detectable in stool tests, leading to the symptom of blood in the stool.