About 150,000 Americans are diagnosed annually with colorectal cancer, which occurs when cells in the colon or rectum grow ...

Without treatment, bleeding in the digestive tract can lower a person’s red blood cell count and lead to anemia. Doctors can treat constipation with prescription stool softeners and other types ...

Anemia is a condition in which the body ... that bleeding can either be overt — causing dark, sticky poop due to the presence of blood — or hidden, detectable only by the resulting iron ...

They may also suggest a blood test, which can help to rule out parvovirus and pancreatitis and check for anemia. If the stool ...