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Everytime i poop it comes as long, thin poop. there is white specks in it sometimes, and sometimes a thin line of red. could it be cancer? worried...!
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Change bowel habits: This is most likely related to constipation and hemorrhoids but any such change should prompt an evaluation with a GI md or surgeon to be examined and possibly even scoped.
Answered 5/13/2014
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