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I had stools and then when i wiped my anus i saw quite a bit of light blood on the tissue, i went without stools and brown and blood dripping out?

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Need eval asap: Bleeding from the rectum is never normal. Could be something common like internal hemorrhoids or something more serious, so best to get eval asap. Best wishes.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 4/1/2014

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