As the saying goes, ten men nine hemorrhoids, it is true that a lot of people have hemorrhoids, especially middle-aged and elderly people, almost all have a light or heavy hemorrhoids, hemorrhoids due to the occurrence of bleeding in the stool is also a lot of people, a lot of people are commonplace, blood in the stool feel that hemorrhoids are committed, and do not pay attention to it. The reason for the delay in treatment. 1, there are many reasons for blood in the stool In addition to hemorrhoids, colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, colon polyps, anal fissure, small intestinal bleeding and so on will lead to blood in the stool. Therefore, blood in the stool cannot be taken for granted as hemorrhoids. After the discovery of blood in the stool, we must promptly identify the cause, and identify the cause is the first step of treatment. 2.Is it hemorrhoids? Or cancer? Having read the story of Chen’s old man, I believe we have been alerted, so in the future blood in stool, is it hemorrhoids? Is it cancer? How can doctors distinguish between them? There are two main methods: rectal fingerprinting: rectal fingerprinting can check 8-9 cm of the intestinal segment, can initially identify hemorrhoids and rectal cancer, if the fingerprinting is suspicious, but also to do further colonoscopy; colonoscopy: colonoscopy can be the whole section of the colon, is an important means of detecting intestinal polyps, cancer. 50 years of age or older did not do a colonoscopy of the friends, especially with blood in the stool shall be carried out once the colonoscopy. 3. How to be alert if you have hemorrhoids in the past? The cause of bleeding hemorrhoids is bleeding caused by fecal abrasion and extrusion during defecation, and most of the blood drips down with fecal discharge, usually dripping blood after defecation, blood on hand paper after defecation, usually not mixed with feces, and the color is mostly bright red, with little mucus present. Tumor bleeding is caused by tumor necrosis and constant bleeding or oozing of blood. So it is usually mixed with feces, the blood is slightly darker in color and often mixed with mucus or pus. If a person who has had hemorrhoids in the past experiences lethargy, worsening constipation or increased frequency of bowel movements, and a change in the nature of the blood in the stool, he or she should also undergo a timely colonoscopy.