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A member asked:

I have a blood drops with my stool from time to time, not very often. what could it be?

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Dr. Jovita Anyanwu answered

Hematochexia: is not normal. causes include hemorrhoids,anal fissures,IBD, ulcers tumors and trauma if anal sex.

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Answered 8/5/2014

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I have been straining to defecate & having incomplete evacuation since 2 weeks. I noticed small drops of blood on toilet paper, on the surface of stool & some drops mixed with mucus that falls out of my anus a few times. Is this serious?

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Last few times i had a bowel movement i had drops of blood.My stool is really hard but its not soft either, I've been taking Aleve (naproxen) a bit to.What is it?

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I normally go poop 3 times a day but occasionally when Im passing large stools when I wipe theres blood, my stools color is normal, could it be because Im wiping too hard because it only happens sometimes? its not painful?

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