Bleeding piles tend to present as fresh blood at the beginning or end of passing stools. The bleeding is painless and the stools are not mixed with the blood. Bleeding from colorectal cancer tends to present as blood mixed with the stools.
Sometimes, there is mucus mixed with the blood-stained stools as well. it is important for you to understand that piles and colorectal cancer can occur at the same time in a patient.
That is why you should consult a doctor when you have blood in your stools.
Your doctor can determine whether there is any suspicion of colorectal cancer and whether further tests are warranted.
