I started having mild discomfort pain in abdominal area. then i started having diarrhea, then i noticed bright red strands that looked like saffron.

Blood in stool: this should be evaluated by physician. blood in stool is never normal and may indicate multitude of different diagnosis- from very benign , such as hemorrhoids, no much more serious problems such severe infection (campylobacter-most frequent, E.coli-a particular strain is more serious H7O157 etc.) or inflammatory bowel dzz and some others; Feel Better