Bloody diarrhoea makes for sad Christmas, but happy result ensues

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Bloody diarrhoea makes for sad Christmas, but happy result ensues

1 February 2023

Jonathan Bentley

Wednesday 1 February 2023, 12:35 AM

Raw pork is a German delicacy, but was it the cause of this patient’s bloody diarrhoea? [Image: Nize via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0]

GP Jonathan Bentley gets a sense of déjà vu when a second patient with a history of eating raw meat presents with health problems

Key points, Diarrhoea and bloody stools are the two most common initial symptoms of ulcerative colitis. People also often experience abdominal or rectal pain, w, Pract Green w Pale Yellow

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