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How can you distinguish between the symptoms of hemorrhoids and colon cancer?
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Hemorrhoids are anal: When hemorrhoid are symptomatic they thrombose, causing anal pain or bleed locally. Colon cancer, due to a lesion in bowel if localized can cause blood mixed in stool or obstruct causing abdominal discomfort and distention
Answered 5/28/2019
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