Hi everyone. I am worried that something might be wrong with me. I hope that it is mainly me overreacting, but I need your opinion....Last Novemer of 2009, my grandma (she's full Japanese) found a lump on her breast that turned out to be cancer and had it removed. She told me that cancer runs in her family; her 2 sisters died of breast cancer and her brother died of stomach cancer. I am 24 years old. For a while now, I have had ribbon-like stools, stools that are loose, and diahrrea. I'd say my stool is "normal" shape, size and hardness just one out of every 10 - 15 bowel movements. There have been a few times when I had loose stool and I could see undigested food that I had eaten a few hours before the bowel movement (cilantro, sesame seeds). When I wipe, there is usually some blood on the toilet paper, but I don't notice any in the toilet. Sometimes it also hurts when I wipe, which might be something else. And lately, I have noticed a little more gas and bloating (I'm not sure if its more, or that I'm a little paranoid about it).I don't really keep track of what I eat, but I think that there could be a link to the hardness of my stools and my diet. I would say that these last few weeks have had me the most worried, since this has been going on for a while now. Sometime last week my girlfriend and I shared a bag of hot cheetos (basically the only thing I ate that day) and when I had a bowel movement, it was a red diahrrea and it burned. Since then, its been the ribbon, loose or normal stools.I am going to make a doctors appointment this week (hopefully it doesnt cost too much since I do not have insurance)This is basically what has been happening. Forgive me if it is hard to understand as it is 4:45am as I write this (Can't sleep do to worrying)... If you need me to elaborate a little more I can, but your opinion, advice and prayers are greatly appreciated. Love to All...