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Slight red blood on toilet paper after bowel movement. what could this be?
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Many things: Blood streamed on the toilet paper is typically due to a fissure or hemorrhoid. However even slight bleeding can come from more serious things such as a polyp or growth in the colon as well as colitis.
Answered 11/13/2019
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