Passing out of blood

[JO91108]

My grandfather, 91 years old, for past week bruised easily. This senile purpura is likely due to capillary fragility. But today, he passed out fresh blood. What could be the likely cause?

[CrisC]

I'm assuming that your grandfather passed fresh blood from his rectum? If he has been bruising easily he could have a bleeding hemmoroid or a lower intestinal bleed.  If the rectal bleeding continues he should be seen by a doctor. A nuclear medicine scan would show if he has a GI bleed.

[margypops]

Put this into the Doctor forum and perhaps get help and answers fron your Doctor,Hope hes okay.