While colorectal cancer is uncommon in people your age, it does occasionally occur in younger people. However, most complaints regarding changes in bowel habits, changes in stool consistency and frequency, and the occasional passage of a few drops of bright red blood after bowel movements are due to more common (and benign) causes (e.g., changes in diet, changes in physical activity levels, hemorrhoids, anal fissures).
Unfortunately, it is not possible to provide specific diagnoses to patients over the Internet. I would, therefore, advise that you see your personal physician for an evaluation. If necessary, he/she can refer you to a GI doctor or surgeon for further evaluation.
Sincerely/ Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS
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