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A member asked:

Passing out bright red blood from rectum. have a hernia in abdomen not sure if that is acting up?

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

Not hernia: See Dr. Might be hemorrhoids, fissure, warts, ulcerative colitis, rectal cancer, others

Dr Hickerson agreed

Answered 9/15/2019

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