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My husband is 38 this morning he had a good amount of blood when he had a bowel movement. no pain but hes not a fan of doctors. what could this be?

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Many things: It could be as simple as hemmorhoids , or as serious as colorectal cancer. See a doctor.

Answered 4/21/2014

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