When to Seek Medical Care

Any of the following symptoms warrants an immediate visit to your health care provider:

• Bright red blood on the toilet paper, in the toilet bowl, or in your stool when you have a bowel movement
  
  
• Change in the character or frequency of your bowel movements
  
  
• Sensation of incomplete evacuation after a bowel movement
  
  
• Unexplained or persistent abdominal pain or distension
  
  
• Unexplained weight loss
  
  
• Unexplained, persistent nausea or vomiting

Any of the following symptoms warrants a visit to the nearest hospital emergency department:

• Copious bleeding from your rectum
  
  
• Unexplained severe pain in your belly or pelvis (groin area)
  
  
• Vomiting and inability to keep fluids down

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