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How can i distnguish between bleeding piles and colorectal cancer other than undergoing colonscopy?
8 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
See your doctor: It is not a matter for self diagnosis and may not require colonoscoply. Your doctor can diagnose piles without need for colonoscopy. If you have blood in stool and no piles, colon cancer needs to be excluded. Discuss the alternatives with your doctor.
Answered 11/21/2017
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A good exam: Willexam will usually do the trick. A thorough physical examination with an anoscopy can diagnose piles or hemorrhoids. If the exam does not detect anything you need a colonoscopy.
Answered 12/30/2016
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