Gastrointestinal Bleeding - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Gastrointestinal bleeding, commonly called a GI bleed, means blood loss from any part of the digestive tract. The bleeding may begin in the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, or anus. It is not a disease by itself. It is a symptom or complication of another condition that requires investigation. Some GI bleeds cause obvious signs, such as vomiting blood, passing black stool, or…