There is blood in my stool consistently for 3 days. It is painless and I don’t see any other symptoms. Is it haemorrhoids or something more serious?Shade (by SMS) Not necessarily, but it could be.

Discussing the types of poop ... a normal stool is brown thanks to the presence of a bile pigment called stercobilin—it's produced when the hemoglobin in red blood cells breaks down, explains ...

Stool is usually light to dark brown. A substance from red blood cells called bilirubin ends ... As a general rule, type 3 or 4 is the ideal stool, as it is easy to pass but not too watery.

Marisa Peters experienced blood in her stool and an urgency to go starting at 33. At 39, she learned she had Stage 3 colorectal cancer.