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Soretail

June 24th, 2010

The more I read, the more I wonder just what the difference is in internal vs. external hemmorrhoids. I have always assumed that internal are up in the rectum and external might be out in the "lips" area of the rectum. Please advise.

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FadedRose

replied July 12th, 2010

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Hi soretail,

Internal hemorrhoids are on the inside of the rectum and external hemorrhoids are on the outside of the rectum.

Faded Rose

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