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
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Bowel cancer symptoms: Signs include blood in stools that's bright red or dark maroon | Express.co.uk
Took a constipated poop and a decent amount of bright red blood came out. I've had this issue plenty of times in the past but I'm starting to become concerned as I'm
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