What is the difference between a hemorrhoid and a polyp?

Size, color, shape…one worse? Can you show me a legitimate picture to distinguish the two?

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2 Responses to “What is the difference between a hemorrhoid and a polyp?”

  1. Annabelle Says:

    You can see Hemmorhoids as they usually hang from the rectum and sometimes they are inside the lower bowel
    A polyp is usually found on the walls inthe bowel, so not visibly seen unless a colonoscopy is performed.
    Polyps are usually removed if found as they may be the begining of bowel cancer ….hemmorhoids are a painful condition because when a bowel action is commenced it will scrape the lining of the hemmorhoid causing it to bleed.
    Polyps would be worse even though you have no symptoms…..hemmorhoids are painful but can be removed surgically.

  2. Pika Says:

    Complete explaination of hemorrhoid.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhoid

    Complete explaination of polyp.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyp_(medicine)

    More pictures of hemorrhoids.
    http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&q=hemorrhoid&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

    More pictures of rectal polyps.
    http://images.google.com.au/images?um=1&hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=polyp+rectal&spell=1

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