What causes bleeding symptoms?
Bleeding symptoms, such as bloody stools and vomit, are often due to gastrointestinal bleeding. However, excessive unexplained bleeding or bruising can be caused by bleeding disorders and other severe diseases such as leukemia.
Gastrointestinal causes of bleeding symptoms
Gastrointestinal causes of bleeding include:
Other causes of bleeding symptoms
Other causes of bleeding symptoms include:
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Acute bronchitis
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Blood-thinning medications
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Brain trauma
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Hemophilia (rare hereditary disorder in which blood does not clot normally)
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Hemorrhagic fever (viral infection)
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Injury
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Leukemia (cancer of the blood or bone marrow)
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Liver disease
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Long-term use of antibiotics
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Menorrhagia (heavy bleeding during menstrual period)
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Radiation therapy
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Thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet count; platelets help form clots to stop blood loss)
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Vitamin K deficiency
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Von Willebrand’s disease (a hereditary bleeding disorder)
Serious or life-threatening causes of bleeding symptoms:
Any bleeding symptom you develop should be evaluated by a physician or health care professional. In some cases, bleeding may be due to a serious or life-threatening condition including:
What are the potential complications of bleeding symptoms?
Over time, bleeding symptoms can lead to serious complications including:
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Anemia
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Severe blood loss
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Shock
INTRODUCTION
What are bleeding problems?
Bleeding can range in severity from a simple bruise to blood in the urine, stool, or sputum (mucus and phlegm). Bleeding can occur from any body part including the digestive tract, blood vessels, eyes, brain, and joints. Bleeding from the surface of the body, such as from a puncture wound, is often promptly identified and treated; whereas, internal bleeding is much more difficult to track and diagnose....
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