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A 63-year-old male asked:
Can hemorrhoid or anal tissue cause heavy bleeding?
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Dr. Richard Zimonanswered
Internal Medicine 61 years experience
Usually: not ( since the rectal muscles act as a "tourniquet" stopping the bleeding...HOWEVER it does occur in some cases .suggest you have a surgical opinion! There have been cases of ANEMIA due to heavy recurrent ano-rectal bleeding!
Hope this is helpful!
Dr Z
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Have another? that's with this. Blood in stool, minuscule 3 days now. Not hemorrhoid or anal fissure. Could be just an ulcer bleed? Weight loss w/this
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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I was diagnosed with crohns last week and also have hemorrhoids inside my anus but this week they started bleeding what should I do?
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