My partner is 7 weeks pregnant. Had an ultrasound last week and they saw a heartbeat and a sac. She had a little bleeding a few weeks ago but the dr said it was an implantation bleed. She is not bleeding now, the tests were really dark for the last few weeks and now they are getting lighter.
GI bleeding is not a disease, but a symptom of a disease. There are many possible causes of GI bleeding, including hemorrhoids, peptic ulcers, tears or inflammation in the esophagus, diverticulosis and diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, colonic polyps, or cancer in the colon, stomach or esophagus.
Any of these conditions, even those in which platelets are increased, may cause defective formation of hemostatic plugs and bleeding. The risk of bleeding is inversely proportional to the platelet count and platelet function (see Table: Platelet Count and Bleeding Risk). When platelet function is reduced (eg, as a result of uremia or aspirin use), the risk of bleeding increases.