Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Bloody diarrhea, also known as bloody stool or rectal bleeding, can range from bright red to dark red or tar-like in appearance. It can be a symptom of anal ...

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

Possible causes of blood in stool include gastroenteritis, anal fissures, hemorrhoids, inflammatory bowel disease, and more. Treatment can depend on the underlying cause. Below, learn more about the ...

Discovering blood in your stool can be an alarming experience. It’s a symptom that many people fear but are often too afraid to confront. The presence of blood in the stool is not something to be ...

More then 100,000 people will be diagnosed with colon cancer for the first time this year. Common symptoms of colon cancer include abdominal pain, fatigue and bloody stool. Even if your symptoms seem ...

WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seeing upper respiratory illnesses, stomach bugs and fevers.

Kelly Spill, 32, noticed blood in her stool when she was pregnant. Multiple doctors told her it was internal hemorrhoids. When her son was 8 months old, she was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal ...

An uptick in dysentery, the diarrhea-inducing disease often associated with frontier times past, is on the rise in the Portland, Oregon metro area, according to new health data. Known best for causing ...

(CNN) — Bloody diarrhea, jaundice, acute hepatitis and respiratory infections. These are just some of the diseases spreading in the Gaza Strip, where the World Health Organization (WHO) says the ...