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Bright red blood when i wipe and in my stool?

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Hemorrhoid?: Bright red blood mixed with an otherwise normal stool usually suggests a lower tract source - hemorrhoid, anal fissure, rectal polyp or cancer. These can be readily observed with just a physical examination and sigmoidoscopy.

Answered 11/18/2015

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A member asked:

Bright red blood when i wipe and in my stool?

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Dr. Dean Giannone answered

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