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Causes of Bloody Tissue in Stool

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Sylvie Tremblay, MSc

The digestive system is made up of a series of tissues that mechanically and chemically digest food and absorb nutrients into the body to sustain life. The length of the digestive system is lined with membranes that contain specialized digestive cells, connective tissue and a rich supply of blood vessels.