Can blood heat cause bleeding in the stool?

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that blood heat will burn the blood channels, forcing the blood to travel, resulting in blood overflowing out of the veins, thus causing bleeding in the stools. According to TCM, bleeding in the stool belongs to the category of “blood evidence” (non-physiological bleeding disorders), which can be caused by blood heat. Blood-heat will burn the blood channels and speed up the speed of blood flow, resulting in blood overflowing out of the veins. If the intestinal channels are damaged, it will affect the dysfunction of the large intestine in transmitting and transforming the dregs of the body, resulting in the occurrence of blood in the stools. Bleeding in stools caused by blood heat can also be accompanied by body heat and heartburn, body rash, red tongue and other manifestations. If there is blood in the stool, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for consultation and treatment under the guidance of a professional doctor.