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- From: turpin@cs.utexas.edu (Russell Turpin)
- Newsgroups: sci.med
- Subject: Re: Blood in Stools
- Date: 22 Nov 1992 12:41:15 -0600
- Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
- Lines: 18
- Message-ID: <1eok8bINNeo8@im4u.cs.utexas.edu>
- References: <69985@cup.portal.com>
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- Summary: Probably not.
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- In article <69985@cup.portal.com> mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson) writes:
- > I am under the impression that blood in the stool is always a symptom
- > which should be checked out for the possibility of intestinal cancer. ...
-
- Probably the most common cause of blood in the stool is just a
- small tear in the anus. If everyone who experiences this went to
- the hospital forthwith, the waiting rooms would be significantly
- more crowded than they are now.
-
- Occult blood is more significant, but it is often invisible and
- is black rather than red.
-
- Like everything else in this newsgroup, the above is meant as
- general information only and does not substitute for asking your
- doctor.
-
- Russell
-