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I went to the bathroom and i wiped and the toilet paper had blood on it?

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Blood stool: It could be hemorrhoids or just a cut in the anal / rectal sphincter if the mucosa was torn with hard stools.

Dr Mintz agreed

Answered 12/22/2014

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