The rectum is the lowest terminal part of the large intestine. Any bleeding that occurs per anus from lower colon or rectum is referred to as rectal bleeding. The reason for rectal bleeding includes passing a hard stool, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, IBD-inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease), proctitis, colon polyps, and diverticulosis. The homeopathic medicines for rectal bleeding help manage the complaint of rectal bleeding by treating the cause behind it. 
Homeopathic Medicines for Rectal Bleeding
Homeopathy helps treat cases of rectal bleeding. Rectal bleeding from piles, fissures, hard stool, ulcers, inflammatory conditions can be treated in an excellent manner with homeopathic medicines. The reason behind rectal bleeding, the character of blood and other attending symptoms are taken into consideration for selecting the required homeopathic medicine for every individual case. The top 9 medicines for rectal bleeding are Hamamelis, Nitric Acid, Merc Sol, Millefolium, Natrum Mur, Phosphorous, Crotalus Horridus, Merc Cor, and Nux Vomica.
1. Hamamelis – Top Medicine for Rectal Bleeding
Hamamelis is prepared from the fresh bark of twigs and root of a plant Hamamelis dioica of the natural order Hamamelidaceae. Hamamelis is a top listed medicine for managing rectal bleeding. It is a leading medicine for rectal bleeding arising from hemorrhoids. The bleeding in such cases is profuse. Burning, rawness, and soreness at the anus may be felt. Blood loss is followed by great prostration. Hamamelis is also well indicated for rectal bleeding from ulcers of the bowel. Here loose stool appears with copious dark hemorrhage from the rectum. The blood has a fetid odor. Hamamelis is also recommended for rectal bleeding in dysentery where profuse clear blood passes from the rectum. The blood is usually dark in color in such cases. Hamamelis is also helpful for cases of frequent stools with blood mixed with masses of mucus and violent colicky abdominal pains and rectal pain.
2. Nitric Acid – For Rectal Bleeding in Anal Fissures
Nitric Acid is a prominently indicated medicine for treating rectal bleeding in case of anal fissures. Persons needing Nitric acid have fissure of the anus with bleeding and violent anal pains. The pains can be cutting, tearing, sharp, stitching, splinter-like or lancinating in nature varying from case to case. The pains appear while passing stool and also last for a long time after passing stool. Along with this, there is constipation. The stool is dry, hard and difficult. Anus feels constricted. Pricking at the anus is also felt. The anus is swollen too and is also markedly sensitive. Itching and burning at the anus along with fetid discharge may also appear in a few cases.
3. Merc Sol – For Rectal Bleeding from Ulcers in Colon or Rectum
Merc Sol very useful medicine for managing rectal bleeding from ulcers in colon or rectum. Its use is highly recommended for cases of ulcerative colitis. The person requiring Merc Sol have watery stool that may be yellow or green colored. Sometimes it is frothy. Stool smells sour. Profuse blood passes from rectum with stool. A great amount of mucus also appears with blood in the stool. Tenesmus is very much marked with the above symptoms. Abdominal colic of pinching and cutting nature is felt. Burning and pain in the rectum also appear. Marked weakness accompanies.
4. Millefolium – For Rectal Bleeding from Piles
Millefolium is prepared from plant Achillea millefolium of the natural order Compositae. It is another prominent medicine like Hamamelis for treating rectal bleeding from piles. The bleeding is profuse for using Millefolium. Apart from the above, it is also indicated for rectal bleeding from internal injuries.
5. Natrum Mur – For Rectal Bleeding from Constipation, Hard Stool
Natrum Mur is an excellent medicine for treating rectal bleeding from constipation, hard stool. The stool is hard, dry, irregular and unsatisfactory expelled with difficulty and with bleeding per rectum where Natrum Mur is indicated. Stool passes in large masses or is crumbling or pass like sheep dung. The anus is constricted. Stitching pains in the anus are felt. Burning and smarting pain in anus appear frequently after stool.
6. Phosphorus – For treating cases of bright red rectal bleeding
Phosphorus is a wonderful medicine for treating cases rectal bleeding where blood is bright red colored. Bright blood may pass from piles, fissures, proctitis or with loose stool in cases where Phosphorus is needed. Stool may be offensive/sour-smelling and may have undigested food particles. Lumps of white mucus may also pass in the stool. Biting, itching and stinging or cutting pain is felt at the anus.
7. Crotalus Horridus – For Dark Rectal Bleeding
Crotalus Horridus is well indicated for treating cases of dark rectal bleeding. For using Crotalus Horridus dark blood per rectum may pass in case of piles, dysentery, ulcers of the intestine. The flow of dark blood is attended with great debility and even faintness. In case of hemorrhoids, excessive blood on straining a little at stool.
8. Merc Cor – For Mucus in Stool and Cutting Colicky Pains
Use of medicine Merc Cor is suggested for cases of rectal bleeding with mucus in stool and cutting colicky abdominal pains. The pains remain all the time before, during and after stool. Cutting pains and violent burning are also felt in the rectum. The stool is frequent, hot and offensive along with blood and mucus. It may be yellow or green.
9. Nux Vomica – For Bleeding with Frequent Urging for Stool
Nux Vomica is significant medicine for managing cases of bleeding per rectum accompanied with frequent urging for stool. There is a constant, ineffectual urge to pass stool. Every time a person goes for stool, it is passed in small quantity. Stool may be offensive. Before stool and after stool cutting pain around the umbilicus may be felt. The pain subsides after stool. Other attending symptoms are itching in anus, sore pain at the anus, tearing/stinging of the anal region. Nux Vomica is also indicated where jelly-like mucus passes with blood streaked stool.
Symptoms of Rectal Bleeding
Few symptoms that can attend rectal bleeding include rectal/anal pain, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal cramping and mucus in the stool. Severe rectal bleeding can lead to anemia.