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What Causes Pain And Rectal Bleeding After A Colonoscopy?

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Posted on Tue, 21 Jun 2016
Question: Why am I in so much pain after having a colonoscopy 4 days ago? My Dr. removed a polyp, took 3-4 biopsies, I was having rectal bleeding before & after with dark red blood & clots
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Answered by Dr. Divakara (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
There could be occurred some complications.

Detailed Answer:
HI

Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P
Thanks for posting your query.

See it is usual for some amount of pain after resection of Polyp but that pain should not be very severe . If it is too much of pain then we need to consider other possibilities like

1. Infection of the Colon.
2. Injury to colon during Colonoscopy : This injury can be from mild erosion to perforation of colon .
3. Persistent bleeding from the site of polyp resection.

So in view of severe pain and persistent rectal bleeding I recommend you to consult your doctor again . You may require a CAT Scan or a repeat Colonoscopy to check if any complications have occurred.

Kindly get it done and revert back for any further clarifications.

Regards.
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What Causes Pain And Rectal Bleeding After A Colonoscopy?

Brief Answer: There could be occurred some complications. Detailed Answer: HI Greetings from Dr.Divakara.P Thanks for posting your query. See it is usual for some amount of pain after resection of Polyp but that pain should not be very severe . If it is too much of pain then we need to consider other possibilities like 1. Infection of the Colon. 2. Injury to colon during Colonoscopy : This injury can be from mild erosion to perforation of colon . 3. Persistent bleeding from the site of polyp resection. So in view of severe pain and persistent rectal bleeding I recommend you to consult your doctor again . You may require a CAT Scan or a repeat Colonoscopy to check if any complications have occurred. Kindly get it done and revert back for any further clarifications. Regards.