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Occult blood in stool. should i be worried?47 f
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Yes: Blood in the stool is never normal. Causes can range to the common hemorrhoid to the more serious colon cancer. Get an eval with a GI doctor and colonoscopy and egd are the gold standard for assessing the intestinal tract. Best wishes.
Answered 6/10/2014
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