Went to er yesterday. They said I had pneumonia. Woke up this morning with bloody diarrhea. Is this linked?

I have had about 20 or more bowel movements this morning. At first is was stool and then nothing but blood. Now it is stool with the blood. is this linked to the pneumonia?

Went to er yesterday. They said I had pneumonia. Woke up this morning with bloody diarrhea. Is this linked?
GET YE TO THE ER!!!





This is no joke. I was a paramedic for years, and I would treat you as a serious emergency. No it would be highly doubtful that this is linked to pneumonia. Make sure you tell them what's happening, and if you can, save a sample. It sounds nasty, but it will save some time with your labs.





I'm being deadly serious. Get seen. This can't wait. If you have some kind of lower GI bleed or worse, you can bleed out faster than you think. Don't wait till tomorrow, or even tonight. Call your doc if you want to...but GET SEEN. If one doc blows you off, fire them and get seen by someone else. That volume of blood leaving your body is bad. There are several things that could be causing this, and most of them are bad and need to be treated ASAP.





If it sounds like I am trying to scare you...I am. That fear will be well placed, cause you need medical intervention. I just want to make sure you understand the gravity of what could be happening.





SEE YOUR DOCTOR NOW!!!
Reply:Most important that you seek immediate medical attention , this is not normal. Here is a thought especially if you have been treated with antibiotics:


C. difficile-associated disease





C. difficile-associated disease occurs when the normal intestinal flora is altered, allowing C. difficile to flourish in the intestinal tract and produce a toxin that causes a watery diarrhea. Repeated enemas, prolonged nasogastric tube insertion and gastrointestinal tract surgery increase a person's risk of developing the disease. The overuse of antibiotics, especially penicillin (ampicillin), clindamycin and cephalosporins may also alter the normal intestinal flora and increase the risk of developing C. difficile diarrhea.








What are the symptoms of C. difficile-associated disease?





Mild cases of C. difficile disease are characterized by frequent, foul smelling, watery stools. More severe symptoms, indicative of pseudomembranous colitis, include diarrhea that contains blood and mucous, and abdominal cramps. An abnormal heart rhythm may also occur.
Reply:not at all! I would go back to the ER immediately! Blood in your stool is ALWAYS a sign of a serious problem.
Reply:You need to get to the ER immediately. You should not even be here to read this post. What you have is a lower GI Bleed. It has nothing to do with your pneumonia. However a low hemoglobin is not something that you want to deal with when you have pneumonia. Go NOW. Really.