should i g to er for bloody bowel movements. started with. diarrhea vomiting tingling hot and sweaty and then i passed out. had diarrhea for next 3 hours and then it turned to nothing but blood when i need to have a bowel movement. (ever 20 min. or so. ) i have been having these blood bowel movements for almost 24 hours. still have extreme pain in center of my lower abdomen. do i need to go ahead and go to the er
most definitely yes. blood in the stool in never normal and from what you have described it is very serious indeed. if you have lost a significant amount of blood through this it can be a life-threatening situation.