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A 33-year-old male asked:
Feels like i always have to poop when sitting down i can poop and pass gas just fine and no blood on tissue or stool could it be hemorrhoids?
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Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Possibly: See a proctologist for a careful rectal examination. If no rectal pathology is noted, have a prostate examination by a urologist to check for prostate congestion even if you have no urinary symptoms.
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Is red spots in my stool not on the tissue blood? A lot of red spots I have internal/ext hemorrhoids can that be it pls help I'm really scared!!
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I am experiencing blood in toilet. The following also describe me: Bloody stool, Blood on toilet tissue, and Rectal bleeding. No hemorrhoids. What should I do?
Dr. Hiroshi Mashimoanswered
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