Abdominal Cancer Day - Bright red blood usually means bleeding that's low in your colon or rectum. Dark red or maroon blood can mean that you have bleeding higher in the colon
![What can Blood in the Stool Tell us? - Vejthani Hospital | JCI Accredited International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. What can Blood in the Stool Tell us? - Vejthani Hospital | JCI Accredited International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.](https://www.vejthani.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/What-can-blood-in-stool-tell-AW.png)
What can Blood in the Stool Tell us? - Vejthani Hospital | JCI Accredited International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.
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