A 31-year-old male asked:
I experience blood in my stool sometimes there seems to be like pimples just about the. opening of my anus that seems to be bleeding, i can touch them?
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Dr. Marvin Denanswered
Internal Medicine 47 years experience
Unclear: It may be hemorrhoids, but would see a doctor to confirm and see if you need a further work-up.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Also if someone elses blood touches a popped bleeding pimple would HIV transmit just something i was curious about?
Dr. Monib Zirvianswered
Dermatology 23 years experience
Small risk: If the blood had a high viral load, in theory, the virus could be transmitted. If the viral load were small, the risk would be relatively less if the ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Symptoms: minor rectal bleeding (presumably at anus, red blood), painful defection (pain in rectum/anus area), feces of extremely huge size. Pain during prolong sitting. If sigmoidoscopy is required?
Dr. Errol Ozdalgaanswered
15 years experience
Prob not: Given age and symptoms, sounds like hemorrhoids which is diagnosed by external examination of anus or anosopy. Given the pain, you prob have external ... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
I have what seems to be a pimple. A few inches from my anus. It keeps bleeding after I go to the bathroom. Been there a few weeks. Not really painful?
A Verified Doctoranswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
Tricky: dermatologic conditions are hard to discuss without seeing them. Boil, or other local infection is possible, but often these are surface manifestation... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
I use to get a cyst (pimple like) thing between my buttocks. It is outside Anus only. I feel paining while sitting sometimes and even once it got popped accidentally and a small amount of blood had come in my bedsheet. What shall I do to get rid?
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
Abscess treatment: The definitive cure for these is often simple surgical opening & removal of contents. Left alone they often spontaneously vent/drain only to re-ac... Read More
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A male asked:
I had what looked like a hard pimple on the bottom of my foot that I popped and now it wont stop bleeding. Is this a blood blister? what should I do?
Dr. Kim Margolinanswered
Hematology 44 years experience
Unlikely: you may have disrupted a blood vessel close to the skin or it's possible that you have infection or less likely malignancy. melanoma can occur on the... Read More
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