Hi,
If it is bright red in color then the source of bleeding is from lower down the large bowel. If you see drops of blood then it is most likley to be due to hemorrhoids.
If you get severe pain while defecating and the stool if coated with blood then it may be due to anal fissure.
The other causes include polyps, infectious colitis, IBD, diverticulosis and malignancy.
Sigmoidoscopy may be done for evaluation.
okay so it was bright red and it wasn't just a drop it was a quite a bit of blood i didn't have any severe pain while defecating although i had a bit of pain in my lower stomach before not massive amounts i've had worse in the past it only happened twice and it stopped i am no longer having pains nor defecating blood do you think it is a serious problem and should i go get checked out?