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I have bright red blood in my stool and i had a stool test for occult blood and then the er doc ordered a cross & screen. my mom says it's nothing?
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Bright red blood: Is most often crom hemorrhoids, but mot always. You need a colonoscopy.
Answered 12/20/2013
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