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Defecating blood nonstop.... no pain at all. went to doctor they said it was a bursted hemorrhoid but wouldn't that be painful? the blood was in clots

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Not necessarily: Hemorrhoidal bleeding is usually painless. Generally pain is associated with hemorrhoid thrombosis (clotting).

Answered 1/5/2015

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Blood in stool: i presume your doctor did an exam? Hemorrhoids are internal and external. The external are the painful itchy ones typically. Internal not so much. Even when I suspect an internal hemorrhoid I have to consider some type of visualization in the future. Flexible sigmoidoscopy vs colonoscopy in the future. If the bleeding continues please don't ignore it.

Answered 10/4/2016

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