Common Symptoms

Bleeding in the digestive tract is a symptom of a disease rather than a disease itself. A number of different conditions can cause bleeding. Most causes of bleeding are related to conditions that can be cured or controlled

Diarrhea is loose, watery stools. A person with diarrhea typically passes stool more than three times a day. People with diarrhea may pass more than a quart of stool a day.

Fecal incontinence is the inability to control your bowels. When you feel the urge to have a bowel movement, you may not be able to hold it until you get to a toilet. Or stool may leak from the rectum unexpectedly, sometimes while passing gas.

Everyone has gas. Burping and "passing gas" is normal. But because it is embarrassing, many people believe they pass gas too often or have too much gas. A person actually having too much gas is rare.

A gastrointestinal hemorrhage, or bleeding, is a condition that occurs anywhere along your digestive tract. There are two categories of gastrointestinal bleeding: upper and lower. GI hemorrhage isn’t a disease but a symptom of one or more underlying conditions. A bleeding digestive tract can be minor or life-threatening. Your doctor will help locate the source of the bleeding so that it can be effectively treated.

Indigestion, also known as dyspepsia, is a term used to describe one or more symptoms including a feeling of fullness during a meal, uncomfortable fullness after a meal, and burning or pain in the upper abdomen.