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What Could Cause Bleeding In Stool?

I've been getting blood in my stool off and on for years now there never any pain but when I go to wipe I notice the blood. I had about 8 or 9 beers last night and noticed ther
Was blood this morning for my morning poo. Some times when I have a big poo it feels like it might rip a bit down there then there's blood for a few days. I'm not a big drinker and the blood thing might only happen once every 3 months. Should I be worried
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You should consult a Gastroenteric surgeon, actually you need a digital rectal examination I.e. per rectal examination to rule out piles(hemorrhoids).if negative you should do a sigmoid colonoscopy.
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What Could Cause Bleeding In Stool?

You should consult a Gastroenteric surgeon, actually you need a digital rectal examination I.e. per rectal examination to rule out piles(hemorrhoids).if negative you should do a sigmoid colonoscopy.