Rectal bleeding
Sometimes one may see blood in the stools passed, streaks of blood around the stool, or even a change in the color of the water in the toilet bowl. This can be alarming and make you rush to the hospital. The blood we see is from the digestive tract, and the color and quantity of blood can tell us about the site and disease that the person may be suffering from.
The blood can give the stools a red look or make them dark and smelly. Sometimes there may be clots or other times just streaks of blood. Usually, when the blood is bright red, it is fresh bleeding from a lower part of the large intestine or the terminal parts of the digestive tract, like the rectum. Bleeding from the rectum is called rectal bleeding, which may or may not be associated with pain. The blood from