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A female asked:
The lymph nodes in my pelvis have been swollen/sore all day i just had a bowel movement & it was bloody and had a few blood clots can it wait until am?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
If you are: hemorrhaging or have severe abdominal pain that warrants immediate evaluation. Bloody diarrhea is also a medical emergency. If you have black, tarry, malodorous stool that is also evidence of GI bleeding. Would definitely get checked w/in 24 hours and if it worsens get emergent eval.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
I have been having bloody bowel movements with blood clots. Will a colonoscopy rule out what it isn't?
Dr. Allen Kamravaanswered
Colon and Rectal Surgery 17 years experience
Yes: You absolutely need to have a colonoscopy - without a question.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Irregular periods, ovarian cyst, hydrosalpinx. 43 days after last period back pain and brown watery discharge on 1st day, egg-sized clot on 2nd and smaller one on 3rd, both passed during bowel movement. Otherwise little blood, if any. What is this?
Dr. Ralph Bolinganswered
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Cysts and prolonged: LH surge are likely from underlying polycystic ovaries, this can be a problem with irregular ovulation and cyclic flow. Can impede fertility to a gre... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Ive had a history of hemorrhoids, i just had a bowel movement and i the toilet was red and when i wiped there was a little blood clot is that normal?
Dr. Andrew Hoffmananswered
General Surgery 37 years experience
No: Most common causes would be bleeding from a fissure or hemorrhoid, but you should let a doctor figure it out. The majority of these things happen from... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
I had blood clot in my bowel movement 3x today, i had it before and it will stop after 1 bowel movement i also have abdomen pain. Plz help me?
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Blood in stool +: Abdominal pain = medical eval (especially since this has occurred in the past).
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A 56-year-old male asked:
Blood in urine after bowel movement. Had rad. Prosect. 6 1/2 weeks ago. Passed 2 blood clots today. Any need for conern?
Dr. Chad Levittanswered
Radiation Oncology 24 years experience
Unlikely: You are still well within the normal healing period when your body can pass clots. As long as you are not developing new pain, fevers or continuous s... Read More
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