Ok, I am totally freaking out, I just went to the bathroom and it looked like all blood in my diarrhea , Im so scared, could something be wrong? could it be from the crystal light i drank today it was fruit punch flavored maybe it colored it? I am day 8 post op...HELP!

Was it bright red? I bet it was from the Crystal Light. Generally if you are bleeding in your stomach/intestines it will be darker.

Stool will be black not red if there is blood in it. Are you running a fever? Any other symptoms?

The surgeon's really don't want us having anything with the red dye, i.e., red jello, so we'll know if there's a problem! But, you take a deep breath, calm down, and call your doctor's office! Be safe rather than sorry! So keep us posted and I'm praying for you!

It's possible but I'm not sure from just drinking one, but to be on the safe side you need to call your surgeon asap and get medical advice from a professional. My surgeon's office gave me a number to call at any time to get in touch with someone even during off hours.

it was bright red, 2x now, no fever and i just paged my doctors office, im so scared.I drank 2 of the crystal lights because i ran out of the other drinks i had,no one told me about the red dye, i pray thats what it is.

Tmi im sure but do you had hemroids? Maybe a blood vessel broke?

Thank you all for responding so quickly, I am so scared but it helps that I have you all to go to while I wait to hear from my doctor, <3

If its bright red, even if it is blood, you really have nothing to worry about. Bright red blood in stool indicates a cut near the anus or an irrataded bleeding hemmroid.

You're gonna be okay. You made the right decision calling the doctor's office to get it checked out. ((((HUG)))) Hopefully it is just the crystal light.

Thanks Izuri, They still haven't called back I paged 2x its been an hour,dont know if i should wait till tomorrow , I have an appointment anyways but Im just so upset...All of this support is so amazing, thank you so much.

dark red blood comes from the upper GI tract (will be black & tarry stools) lower GI is usually bright red. Now if you are going to the bathroom and wiping your self and seeing blood on the TP or if there are streaks of blood in your stool. dont freak out. but if you are bleeding from your rectum (more than a half cup of bright red blood) and you can smell a GI bleed from a mile away then that is a medical emergency. As an ER nurse with many years of expierence I have seen many GI bleeds and people who freak out over a drop of blood in their stool. If you are constipated and have to strain that would also cause some blood in your stool. gross bloody diarrhea is a sign of colitis.

This is not a medical diagnosis. I am replying to this post as a person to this forum who also happens to be a nurse. (my legal disclaimer)