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Q: I'm 16 years old.

I'm taking accutane, and about a week after I started taking it, I started to have rectal bleeding when I go to the bathroom. It isn't very bloody at all. When I wipe, there's just a little pink stuff that is obviously blood (again, there's not much at all. and it isn't like I leak blood).

Anyways, my dermatologist didn't mention rectal bleeding when putting me on accutane, but on online forums, people have noticed the same thing. Should I be concerned? Is rectal bleeding serious, or is it normal every once in a while due to medication?

[I'm afraid that it might become permanent]

I am on the same medication but i have not had that happened to me. There are like many pages of side effects that could happen on accutane and rectal bleeding is probably one of them. I would wait untill your blood test and your dermatologist appointment. Tell him and if there is something wrong with you, it will probably show up on the blood test.

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