In everyday life, there are many friends will find themselves in the bowel movement will have occasional bleeding symptoms, most people’s initial thought is that hemorrhoids caused the trouble, then the blood in the stool is hemorrhoids? I’ll give you a detailed analysis: Blood in the stool refers to the discharge of blood from the anus, blood in the stool, or all blood in the stool, bright red, dark red or tar-like in color. There are many reasons for this, and it may be a manifestation of a systemic disease, or it may be an early symptom of the onset of many anorectal diseases. Here is a list of anal diseases that can cause blood in the stool for your reference: Hemorrhoids: blood in the stool occurs during or after defecation, painless, bright red, blood and stool do not mix, the amount of bleeding can be large or small. Anal fissure: blood is bright red, dripping out or wiped with hand paper, and there is severe anal pain after fresh anal fissure stool. Digestive tract disease: stool is tarry or blackish red, bleeding site is mostly in the upper gastrointestinal tract; if the blood is red, it is mostly bleeding from lower gastrointestinal tract disease. Rectal cancer: blood in stool is bright red, drops are attached to the surface of stool, late stage is accompanied by anorectal down and general wasting, stool frequency increases, constipation alternates with diarrhea, and even stool will become thin. Rectal and colonic polyps: bright red blood, painless, blood does not mix with stool. Ulcerative colitis, dysentery: Mostly mixed with mucus or pus-blood stools, and accompanied by lower abdominal pain, fever, frequent stools and other symptoms. From the above, blood in the stool is not necessarily hemorrhoids! I hope that you will pay high attention to the symptoms of blood in the stool and go to the hospital for examination if you are not sure of your condition, so that you can feel more at ease.