Causes For Concern

Call the doctor if you have any of the following problems:

• Pain that does not gradually lessen in three days
• Increasing pain several days after treatment
• Tender swelling in the anal area
• Fever or chills
• Difficulty urinating
• Severe constipation (no bowel movement for three days)
• Diarrhoea (more than three watery stools within 24 hours)
• Increased bleeding (more than one cupful)
• Three to four large bloody bowel movements within three hours
• Drainage of pus from the rectum

If your own doctor is unavailable, the doctor on call is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. After hours, call any of our offices and the answering service will locate one of our doctors on call. In an emergency try to contact us for advice before you go to the hospital. A telephone call may save you a lot of time, discomfort and expense.