Concentric contractions: A concentric contraction is a type of muscle contraction where the length of the muscles shorten while undergoing tension. For example, when you pick up a curl bar and perform a biceps curl, the length of your biceps muscles shorten.
Here are just a few reasons why your baby may have blood in his stool: 1  An anal fissure, which is a small anal tear often caused by passing a hard stool. 2  A food allergy. 3  Maternal blood from delivery or from cracked, sore nipples.  An intestinal 1  infection. An intestinal disorder, such as colitis or intussusception.
Blood in the stool is an abnormal, potentially critical condition, in which there is blood mixed in with the bowel movement or feces. Blood in the stool is also called bloody stool or melana and is often a sign of gastrointestinal bleeding.