Talk:Hematochezia

Queries
195.10.45.219 (talk) 19:40, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Based Stedman's def'n it isn't quite right. Nephron T|C 20:20, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Swallowed blood at delivery should not appear as bright red blood per rectum.
 * Bright red blood per rectum in children is usually due to cow's milk intolerance (streaks of blood mixed with mucosy stools); other frequent cause is constipation with anal fissures and bleeding; in an unwell child BRBPR could be due to intussusception.

Should this be called PR bleeding?
I have never used the term Hematochezia in my professional career. In Oz we aways call it PR bleeding. Thoughts? Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 08:16, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
 * i cannot speak to use by doctors but fwiw...
 * there are 49 MEDRS sources for the current title -- search
 * there are 0 MEDRS sources for "PR Bleeding" -- search
 * there is 1 MEDRS source for "Perirectal bleeding" -- search.
 * -- Jytdog (talk) 08:26, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
 * PR bleeding refers to both hematochezia and melena. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 09:20, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Well I stand corrected. It's not a common symptom in my discipline (psychiatry) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:42, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

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Merge discussion
I believe rectal bleeding should be merged into hematochezia. Rectal bleeding does not refer only to bleeding that occurs in the rectum (as the name might suggest), but rather refers to any blood that passes from the rectum through the anus, and this is synonymous with hematochezia. Hematochezia is simply a more formal term. Thoughts? Rytyho usa (talk) 03:44, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
 * My thoughts are that these shouldn't be merged because they're different and independently notable. Additionally if they had to be merged, which to reiterate I don't agree with, they should be merged into the term that most readers will understand, which would be rectal bleeding. --Tom (LT) (talk) 08:18, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
 * In what way do you believe they are different? I would be agreeable to merging the content into rectal bleeding, but I think having both pages is redundant. Rytyho usa (talk) 04:18, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Oppose merge: bleeding into the rectum might cause hematochezia, if there was enough of it, but they're not synonymous. My feeling is rectal bleeding (a pathophysiological mechanism) is best kept separate from the symptom/sign of hematochezia. Klbrain (talk) 22:49, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Heart
Why does it look like the heart is in the toilet Shejenshsjej (talk) 01:29, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Haematochesia
The Oxford Medical Dictionary says that the correct spelling is Haematochesia. Dr. Vogel (talk) 11:40, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
 * A google search for "Haematochesia" yields 2,690 results, whereas a search for "Hematochezia" produces 452,000 results. This suggests that hematochezia is more the more commonly used spelling.  There would need to be consensus to change the article from American spelling (hematochezia) to the British spelling "haematochesia." We would probably need a compelling reason to change, since hematochezia is also correct spelling. What are other editors' thoughts? Rytyho usa (talk) 17:47, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Is there an American equivalent of the Oxford Medical Dictionary? Dr. Vogel (talk) 21:16, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Photo extreme
The photo is so nauseating it is literally interfering with my ability to read the text. Is there another solution here, besides saying this is my problem? A large close-up photo of a massive bloody shit in the toilet is not required as the top-most picture, nor is it easy to ignore when reading the text. I'm not a medical student and Wikipedia is for general readers. The same information can be obtained with a less-disgusting photo. -- Green  C  05:07, 14 October 2023 (UTC)