Hemorrhoids: Symptoms & Signs

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You may have hemorrhoids for years without them causing any health problems. If you do have symptoms, they most often include:

a lump around the anus

mucus-like discharge from the rectum

rectal bleeding, which may be seen as red streaks on the toilet paper or blood in the toilet bowl

rectal pain and itching

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Author: Gail Hendrickson, RN, BS
Reviewer: Adam Brochert, MD
Date Reviewed: 09/26/01

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