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I assume the blood was red. It was, wasn't it? It's more serious if the blood is a dark purple.
If it was red you shouldn't worry too much (if you're pretty young then that also decreases the chances of it being anything serious).
I've had this problem before myself, blood in my stool, and had to get a colonoscopy (it was pretty painful for me, and the worst part was probably the air they pumped in me in order to see better, that and the freakin' fiber optic scope being shoved up my rectum).
All he found was an irritated area and he thought I was probably straining too hard. Plus I need more fiber in my diet. I was eating way to much milk and cheese, which was turning my crap to cement. And cement is hard on your insides.
So the point is do not freak out. Blood in your stool, though it can be an indicator, does not equal cancer. How's your diet? Do you ever have constipation? Or hard stool? This could be the problem.
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