Possible causes of Maroon stools
15 conditions can cause this symptom. Most common are listed first.
- Anal fissure (tear) Common Pediatric
- Colon cancer (large intestine tumor) Common Urgent
- Colon polyps (large intestine polyps) Common
- Diverticulosis Common
- Hemorrhoids Common Pediatric
- Ulcerative colitis (large intestine inflammation) Common Pediatric
- Crohn's disease (regional enteritis, Crohn's colitis, intestinal inflammation) Urgent
- Gastrointestinal bleeding (intestinal bleeding) Urgent
- Bacterial dysentery (bloody diarrhea) Urgent
- Colonic diverticulitis (large intestine inflammation of diverticula) Urgent
- Gastric ulcer (stomach ulcer) Urgent
- Gastritis (stomach inflammation)
- Gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestinal lining)
- Intestinal volvulus (twisting of intestine) Urgent
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)