Diagnosed With Bleeding Hemorrhoids, Had Blood In Stools. Should I Be Concerned?

Posted on Fri, 20 Sep 2013

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Question : Hi i was diagnosed with bleeding XXXXXXX hemmroids and external.I passed a pink stool today with red looking jelly stuff in it. I had a blood test a few months agothat came back fine as well as 2 digital exams both of which showed hemmroids! Should i be concerned?

Answered by Dr. Hari Charan Perigela (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You should get operated

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thank you for posting in XXXXXXX

Hemorrhoids are not serious illness; but many at times they cause recurrent and painful episodes requiring surgery. Therefore I would be a bit concerned and hope that you get this treated at the earliest.

If I were to be treating you, I would start you on stool softener and encourage you to take high fiber diet with plenty of water. I will recommend that you to consider surgical options.

You can discuss with your family and your treating doctor and get this removed.

Hope I answered your query. If you have any questions, I will clarify further.

Wish you good health

Regards

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