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Blood in bowel movement

by Perry47, May 31, 2009 08:23AM

I have pain in the lower right side of my back and had blood in my bowel movement. I have had the pain in my lower back for about 5 days and today is when I noticed the blood in bowel. It is a light red color in bowel,

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by Morecambe, Jun 02, 2009 05:03AM

To: Perry47

Hi - the usual advice!! Seek medical advice since rectal bleeding is never normal. Type in rectal bleeding to google/yahoo to find out possible causes/symptoms etc before visiting your doctor and do ask for a colonoscopy if the diagnosis is vague (such as "well it looks as if it might be ... ").,

Good luck
regards
Morecambe

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