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Red toilet water is worrisome unless you've eaten beets before. Rectal hemorrhage, or bloody stool, can be a sign of numerous medical disorders, some serious. Bloody diarrhea can cause blood in the toilet bowl, on your stool, or on the toilet paper after you wipe. Red can be brilliant, dark, or even tar-like. When blood interacts with digestive chemicals longer, it becomes darker. When it originates low in your colon or rectum, bright red blood is less likely to be dangerous. But, dark red blood in your feces may indicate internal bleeding and require medical attention. Rabia De Latour, MD, an assistant professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, advised anyone with blood in their stool to consult a doctor. "As a gastroenterologist, if you encounter someone with new rectal bleeding, especially if it's more than a few drops on the tissue or comes with a really painful bowel movement, you're conducting a colonoscopy," Dr. De Latour told Health. Hemorrhoids Hemorrh...

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), around 179 million people experience diarrhoea each year. That's a lot of diarrhoea, which is characterised by loose, watery stools. The vast majority of us will, at some point in our lives, experience diarrhoea, and the kind that lasts for just a few days is what medical professionals refer to as acute diarrhoea. On the other hand, diarrhoea might be a more persistent problem for certain individuals. Chronic diarrhoea is defined as diarrhoea that either does not go away after 14 days or returns after that amount of time has passed. What are the Root Causes of  Chronic Diarrhea? On the other hand, diarrhoea that lasts for a long time is not normally brought on by an infection. Diarrhoea that lasts for an extended period of time can be brought on by a variety of factors, including the unwanted effects of some medications or the manifestations of an underlying condition. The good news is that m...