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What Could Be The Reason For Having Blood In Stool For A Week?

I have had blood in my stool for about a week. bright red mainly but sometimes it looks dark on the paper. occasionally there is pain but not much. sometimes there is blood droplets in the water as well. just curious as to what it could be. I m a 26 yr old male, 6ft 200lbs
Wed, 18 Dec 2013
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Hi...it sounds like hemorrhoids to me... better show to a surgeon and get a proctoscopy done to reach correct diagnosis...

Dr. Ashish Verma
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What Could Be The Reason For Having Blood In Stool For A Week?

Hi...it sounds like hemorrhoids to me... better show to a surgeon and get a proctoscopy done to reach correct diagnosis... Dr. Ashish Verma