the good news is that bright red blood on the surface of your stool or in the toilet water or on the toilet paper usually isn't the type of blood associated with a cancer of the digestive tract. usually bright red blood like that is more associated with hemorrhoids or a minor rectal bleed due to passing hard stool or straining hard during a bowel movement. when we talk about "blood in the stool" related to a cancer this blood usually isn't recognizable as blood. it usually turns the stool black or tarry. the pain in your upper-right abdomen could be caused by many conditions including gallstones. because the pain has persisted for over 2 weeks i'd suggest you get it checked out. the pain may or may not be related to the other symptoms you describe. only a medical professional can give you a firm diagnosis. i hope you feel better soon!
i had blood in my stool and have had constant hunger like pain under my rib cage on the right side- could it cancer? . i am 32 yrs old and have had pain in upper right side under rib cage for about 2 weeks now. the other day i had miserable stomach craps and had diarrhea that's when i notices the few amounts of blood and also red blood on the toilet paper. could it be an ulcer or something much worse (cancer). should i wait til i have another bowel movement before i go to the dr. i don't recall any pain or constipation recently so i don't know what the cause could be or the pain in stomach is. any advice? .