What is Gastrointestinal Bleeding?

Gastrointestinal bleeding refers to a bleeding from the digestive tract (the esophagus, stomach, intestines, colon, anus or rectum). This unnatural bleeding may be caused by:

• stomach (peptic) ulcers
• hemmorrhoids
• an inflamed or damaged esophagus
• diverticulosis (formation of pouches in the colon) or diverticulitis
• ulcerative colitis (
• certain cancers (such as cancer of the stomach, colon or esophagus)