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    Tel: 0333 335 9940
    rectal bleeding, haemorrhoids, colonoscopy, endoscopy, HALO, THD, gallstones, cholecystectomy, hernia repair, bowel diseases, diarrhoea, constipation, laparoscopy, keyhole surgery

    rectal bleeding

    Rectal Bleeding is an extremely common symptom of bowel disease. Poorly understood, it could cause considerable alarm and anxiety.
    Assessment and investigation is not only necessary to identify the cause, but is the surest way to properly allay anxiety.
    The causes of rectal bleeding are several and range from minor trauma with toilet tissue, to more sinister causes. Fortunately, most causes have a benign (non-cancer) cause and are readily amenable to treatment.
    Bleeding may be bright red or dark and may occur in isolation or in association with other bowel symptoms.
    Blood may be on the tissue paper, or drip into the toilet.

    Causes of Rectal Bleeding

    Haemorrhoids or Pile

    Anal Fissure
     Ulcerative Colitis
    Crohn’s Disease
    Diverticular Disease
    Colonic Polyps

    Bowel Cancer

    Angiodysplasia

    What to do if you bleed from the back passage?

    1.    Do not panic.
    2.    Do something about it. Seek medical help from your GP or a Specialist Colorectal Surgeon such as you may find at the Rectal Bleeding Clinic.
    3.    Be not unduly anxious. The investigations that may be necessary are performed in a reasonably comfortable manner.
    4.    Do keep your appointments, and do not baulk at the thought of the part of your anatomy that has to be investigated.