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Common GI presentations (Bloody diarrhoea (UC/Crohn's, C. diff,…

- - - - Propranolol
      - Laxatives
      - Antibiotics
  - - - <2 weeks
    - - If alternating with constipation
        
        IBS
      - If with weight loss, nocturnal diarrhoea or anemia
        
        Crohn's/UC/coeliac
- - - - Stimulants e.g. bisacodyl, senna
    - - Suppositiries
    - - Osmotic laxatives e.g. magrogol, lactulose
    - - Bulk forming laxatives e.g. isphagula husk
    - - Faecal softeners e.g sodium docusate
  - - - Fissures, strictures, haemmhoroids
      - Rectal prolapse
      - Anal or colorectal cancer
      - Ulceration
    - - Colorectal carcinoma
      - Pelvic mass (fibroids)
      - Strictures (Cohn's disease)
      - Diverticular disease (rectal bleeding more common)
    - - IBS
      - Old age
      - Poor fluid intake
      - Hospital environment/post-op
      - Poor diet and/or lack of exercise
    - - Anticholinergic
      - Opiates
      - Iron
      - Diuretics
      - Calcium channel blockers