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Gastrointestinal Bleeding Definition
Common names:
  • Bleeding from the Intestines
  • Bleeding Gastrointestinal
  • Bleeding Intestines
  • Gastrointestinal Bleeding
  • GI Bleeding
  • Intestinal Bleeding
A person with gastrointestinal bleeding is bleeding from the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon or rectum.

A person with upper gastrointestinal bleeding has bleeding from the esophagus, stomach or upper portion of the small intestine. A person with lower gastrointestinal bleeding has bleeding from the lower small intestine, colon or rectum.
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Last Updated: May 1, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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