Bright red blood in your stool, also known as hematochezia, is a sign of bleeding in the lower digestive tract. It is most likely caused by a condition like hemorrhoids or diverticular disease.

If you notice blood in the toilet bowl or on your toilet paper after a bowel movement, you may be concerned. There are many reasons your stool could contain blood, and while most causes are fairly ...

Roshini Raj, MD, is Health's former magazine's medical editor and coauthor of What the Yuck?!. Board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Raj is a Clinical Associate Professor of ...

When you go to the bathroom, you expect to see brown stools. However, if you have diarrhea and see red, you might wonder why and what you need to do. The color of your diarrhea can be used to help ...