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Sent to Health Experts November 23, 2007 7:10 p.m.

I had blood in my stool. At first I thought it was something I had eaten, but upon closer examination it was blood, bright red, in the stool, almost like the clots when you have had a bloody nose. Not large at all.

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November 23, 2007 7:25 p.m. (15 minutes and 11 seconds later)

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Dear Customer (name blocked for privacy)

Bright red blood in the stool mean that the blood most likely is coming from the lower part of the GI tract like hemorrhoids and diverticulitis which is inflammation of an abnormal pouch in the colon.

Anal fissure, infections, polyps and ischemia of the bowel can cause it as well.

I recommend that you visit your MD and have it checked.

You may want to look at this site http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/forum.asp?articlekey=24701 and this one too http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003130.htm

Please let me know if you have any other question.

Dr.Zam

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