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I have had blood in my stool off and on for years. ihad a colonoscopy back in 2007 eeverything ok except the hemmroids.dr wants another. cancer?

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Dr. John Scuba answered

Specializes in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Stool blood: Never let stool blood be attributed solely to hemorrhoids in the absence of a good recent colonoscopy. Do the test.

Answered 7/6/2013

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Likely not: Odds are this is hemrrhoids again. However, ur doctor is right. It has been long enough that another colonoscopy would be very wise.

Answered 3/31/2015

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