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Intestinal Polyps

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Intestinal Polyps Symptoms

Intestinal polyps rarely cause symptoms unless they bleed or become large enough to obstruct the intestine.

Symptoms of intestinal polyps may include:

Constipation
Diarrhea
Abdominal pain
Abdominal swelling
Black stool
Blood in the stool
Abnormal stool:

Stool becomes thinner than usual

Maroon or red stools
Rectal bleeding

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Related Conditions

Colorectal cancer
Diverticulitis
Diverticulosis
Familial adenomatous polyposis
Juvenile polyposis
Peutz-Jegher's syndrome

Abdominal pain
Black stool
Rectal bleeding

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Last Updated: Mar 23, 2009 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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