Question:
5 day post-op and I have 3 bloody stools very dark blood

I had surgery March 17th My frist stool was March 19th am my stool was very bloody very dark my next stool was March 19th that night today is March 22, 2004 I had another bloody stool still very dark no plain should I be worred about anything ?    — Rosemary R. (posted on March 22, 2004)

March 22, 2004
anytime there is blood in your stool you should call your docotr it may be nothing but why take the chance!!!...
   — Rosemary L.

March 22, 2004
Get thee to a doctor ASAP. Dark blood in the stool is an indication of a GI bleed!
   — coffenut

March 22, 2004
My Dr warned me that the first stools would be bloody as he had cut into the intestines. I had my first stool 6 days post op and it was bloody (dark, old blood) for 3 BM's or so. You should call your dr to check and see if that is normal for you.
   — Pupcake !.

March 22, 2004
My first bowel movements after surgery were not bloody. That is wrong. However, a year before I had wls, I had a bowel obstruction and had surgery then two weeks later started having bloody stools, I called the surgeon and was admitted immediately to ICU with a very serious GI Bleed. I had to be transfused with several pints of blood. It stopped bleeding on its own. The reason was never found.
   — Delores S.

March 22, 2004
I'd go to the Emergency Room IMMEDIATLY! I'd also take the bloody poop in a ziplock sandwich bag so it can be tested. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. DON'T WAIT. GO NOW.
   — Danmark

March 23, 2004
It sounds like you can be in a little trouble, I'd definitely go to the ER and have it checked out. My stools were bloody while I was still in the hospital and I needed to have a blood transfusion with 3 pints of Opositive, please get it checked as soon as possible... Will Keep you in my prayers and thoughts, Deborah
   — Deborah