Elderly people who have a lot of blood in their stools may suffer from perianal diseases, peptic ulcers, colon and rectal lesions.
1. Perianal disease: Perianal disease is the most common cause of blood in stool in the elderly, such as hemorrhoids, anal fissure, anal fistula and so on will cause blood in stool in the elderly.
2. Peptic ulcers: long-term gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers are prone to perforation and bleeding, leading to symptoms of blood in stool in the elderly.
3. Colon and rectal lesions: diseases such as ulcerative colitis, rectal polyps, rectal cancer, etc. can cause blood in stool in the elderly.
Elderly people may have a lot of blood in their stools for many reasons, and it is difficult to accurately determine the cause of the blood in stools, so if you have blood in stools, you should be admitted to the hospital immediately for relevant examinations to determine the cause of the disease and give targeted treatment.