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A member asked:

Is there any difference of clinical significance between blood covered stool that is a darker shade of red as opposed to bright red?

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Blood stool: Darker means it is coming from up higher. Discuss with your Dr.

Dr Zimon agreed

Answered 9/14/2017

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38 yo female, blood and mucous with and without stools. Cramps and diarrhoea, urgent need to empty bowels. blood from bright red to dark red, stools mostly very loose. constant for several months now. ?

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Why did i bleed when i poop? It hurts when i first took the initial poop and i started to bleed bright red. I don't think i see blood stools in the poop and it was difficult to tell. After i finished and wipe the blood was thick and sort of dark.

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Ive been having blood sometimes in my stool, all the time when I wipe, all the time the water in toilet is bright dark red, Ive noticed a blood clot in toilet yesterday & today,n when I pass gas there is blood. Im worried. Can you please help?

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Yesterday morning I had an alarming amount of blood on my stool (darker red blood) & bright red on toilet paper. I had a hemorrhoid a yr ago could it possibly be hemorrhoid again? *Ive set an appointment with my physician but its a month from now?

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