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Re:Why has America settled on colonoscopies when most of the... by kalium-xyz on Sunday October 29, 2023 @10:30AM (#38058958)
IMHO depends on the amount. If you are severely dehydrated and you notice your stool physically hurt coming out. A small amount of blood might honestly not be unexpected.

Edit: To be clear “severely dehydrated” is kinda an important factor here. Point being that if the cause is obvious I dont see why you’d get a colonoscopy. Please correct me if im wrong instead of just downvoting for anyone who knows more about this thx ^^

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Re:Why has America settled on colonoscopies when most of the... by Tagbert on Sunday October 29, 2023 @12:34PM (#38060192)
It doesn’t matter. Go. See. A. Doctor.
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Re:Why has America settled on colonoscopies when most of the... by Obscurity4340 on Sunday October 29, 2023 @06:30PM (#38063500)
Why is the amount that you care for your own ass so ant-sized?
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Re:Why has America settled on colonoscopies when most of the... by Aeolun on Monday October 30, 2023 @07:01AM (#38067893)
If you are consistently severely dehydrated that’s also a good reason to see the doctor ;)

But yeah, if it happens once it’s not necessarily a problem. It’s when you keep having bloody stool that it’s a good idea to get checked.

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