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Purpose: This study was carried out to identify the frequency of gastrointestinal system (GIS) bleeding in children, the etiological causes of bleeding and its distribution according to sociodemographic variables. Instruments and Methods: From December to November 2015 the data of 70 children who have applied to the Department of GIS Gastroenterology of the Medical Faculty of Celal Bayar University with the cause of GIS bleeding and endoscopic examination (özefagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy) have been evaluated as retrospective. Results: The average age of patients (35 girls, 35 men) was 11±4.8 years (2-17 years), 43 patients (61.4 percent) had upper GIS bleeding, 27 patients (38.6 percent) had upper GIS bleeding. 16 of the patients with upper GIS bleeding (37 percent). 3) Nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or aspirin were found to be used and 8 of these patients were between 2-5 years of age. The average hemoglobin value in patients was 11.4±2.3 (4.8-16.9) g/dL, and the average hematocrit value was 34.6±7.0 (15-52). The H. pylori positive was found in a histopathological examination in 16 patients with high-GIS blood (37.2%). 7 patients with low GIS bleeding (25.9%) were diagnosed with inflammatory intestinal disease. 1 patient with liver cirrhosis was lost due to ovarian varicose bleeding. The result: NSAIDs that are commonly used in childhood can cause upper GIS bleeding even in the treatment doses. Unnecessary use of NSAIDs should be avoided. It should not be forgotten that one of the major causes of lower GIS bleeding in the puberty period is inflammatory intestinal diseases.

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