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A member asked:

It hurts to poop and i sometimes bleed. what do i do?

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Dr. Jeffrey Miller answered

Preparation H: Probably hemorrhoids. Put on the preparation h and when it calms down go get an exam to make sure there is no cancer lurking.

Answered 8/18/2013

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Why did i bleed when i poop? It hurts when i first took the initial poop and i started to bleed bright red. I don't think i see blood stools in the poop and it was difficult to tell. After i finished and wipe the blood was thick and sort of dark.

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