A small amount of one-off bleeding from the bottom isn’t usually a serious problem. But never ignore it.

You might be bleeding from the bottom if you have:

• Blood on your toilet paper.
• Red streaks on the outside of your poo.
• Pink water in the toilet bowl.
• Blood in your poo or bloody diarrhea.
• Very dark, smelly poo (this can be blood mixed in poo).

A small amount of one-off bleeding can often go away on its own without needing treatment.

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