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·Hi! I have been having the problem of blood in my stools for the last 4-5 years off and on. When I first noticed, I went to a Gastroenterologist and he had done an endoscopy. He had found a small ulcer in the lower colon but no malignancy and treated with suppositories etc. The blood in stools never totally disappeared but was considerable reduced. After a while, he stopped the medication and asked me to ignore it, it was possibly caused by certain types of food and would heal over time. He termed it as non specific irritable bowl syndrome.I was free from it for a while bit it has relapsed since last 6 months. Every day I see fresh, bright red blood on the toilet paper and streaks the stools. Some times, even after I have emptied the bowl in the morning, later in the day, I get an urge to go to the toilet and find only a small amount of mucous and fresh, bright red blood being emptied. Other than this, there is no other discomfort like pain or any other sensation. I have no constipation or diarrhoea but have to empty my bowl 2-3 times a day. Even In the morning when I get up, I have to empty the bowl two times, with in a short span of time, it does not empty in one go.My questions are:1. Has any one had a similar problem? Is this IBS? 2. or is the bleeding due to haemorrhoids (fresh, bright red coloured blood)3. Is stress or a particular type of food causing it?4. Any suggestions for treatment?I would appreciate any sharing of knowledge.Thanks