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Will There Be Blood In Stool Post Inguinal Hernia Surgery?

On Monday, so now seven days ago I had inguinal hernia surgery (it was laparoscopic surgery) with mesh repair. The doctor informed me I would not have bowl movement until Thursday. I did not have a BM until Saturday and there were large amounts of blood on the stools and after wiping. Also during the surgery there was a fluid sac that he found and remove to further test. I have yet to hear about the results. I am curious if bloody stools are common after a surgery of this kind?
Thu, 30 Jan 2014
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HI. There should not be a bloody stool after this kind of surgery. This may be in your case a fissure in ano - causing blood on stool and on wiping. Please check with the surgeon to confirm. Id you do not have pain in abdomen/ vomiting / distension, there may not be a reason to worry about.
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Will There Be Blood In Stool Post Inguinal Hernia Surgery?

HI. There should not be a bloody stool after this kind of surgery. This may be in your case a fissure in ano - causing blood on stool and on wiping. Please check with the surgeon to confirm. Id you do not have pain in abdomen/ vomiting / distension, there may not be a reason to worry about.