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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Angelina Postoev md facs answered
17 years experience General Surgery
See a doctor?: How much blood? First time it happened? Spicy foods do not cause bloody stool. It may cause diarrhea, which can cause hemorrhoid a, which then can b ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ronda Dennis-Smithart answered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Call your doctor/ER: You need to see a doctor. This may be something serious. While it can be embarrassing to talk about private parts and bowel movements this is nothing ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Andrew Seibert answered
35 years experience Gastroenterology
Need more detail.: In order to give you more appropriate advice, we need more detail, such as your age, the amount of blood, a description of what was going on when the ... Read More
A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Albert Pizzo answered
60 years experience Family Medicine
Blood in stool: Defecation of bright red blood is always of concern and you should see your doctor about this and find out what is wrong, and to help you with any tre ... Read More
A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. George Triadafilopoulos answered
42 years experience Gastroenterology
Hemorrhoids: In a young person with some straining and constipation, hemorrhoids are the leading possibility. If there is a lot of diarrhea and mucus, colitis need ... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Andrea Brand answered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Possibilities: There several possibilities for bright red blood after wiping, including hemorrhoids, anal fissure, and tears. Bleeding is not normal, and should be c ... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Drewitz answered
27 years experience Gastroenterology
Rectal bleeding...: Rectal bleeding is a sign of potentially a serious problem such as colitis or colon and rectal cancer. The most common explanation would be a interna ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ira Friedlander answered
42 years experience Cardiac Electrophysiology
These are not: normal symptoms and potentially they are serious to life threatening. They could be mesenteric artery stenosis but also a multitude of additional diag ... Read More
A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered
57 years experience Dermatology
See a DR: Might be serious. Maybe not. Find out.
A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. You Sung Sang answered
31 years experience Gastroenterology
Could be hemorrhoids: Ask your gyn or doctor if that is the most likely diagnosis.
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