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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about blood in stool.

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What: What are the possible causes of blood in the stools? Any diagnostic work ups ? Should i worry?

Answered 3/23/2014

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Should: Should I have a colonoscopy sooner if my father had died from colon cancer?

Answered 3/30/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Ignore: Ask your doctor what you need to do if you find blood in your stool.

Answered 3/31/2014

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Let doc know if there is any local pain,itching,black/dark stool,or change in stools.

Answered 6/14/2014

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