To start out, I know that I should see a doctor about this but a combination of embarrassment and lack of good medical insurance is holding me back unless I'm sure this is something serious. I'm a 22 year old male with no real medical history or problems and am on no drugs of any kind.

As stated in the subject, I am having a problem with blood in my stool. This is not a constant problem, but it is recurring. It only seems to happen for 2-3 days at a time and only occurs every 1-2 months (this is the third time it's occured, it started about four or five months ago).

I'm not experiencing any unusual pains, even when going to the bathroom when this occurs. I only notice afterward when I see that the toilet water is quite red.

As I said, this is a pretty embarrassing problem and I'm not quite sure what information is needed to narrow down what may be the problem. Obviously I'm hoping it's nothing serious, but I know that this is definitely not normal and is something I probably shouldn't ignore for much longer considering it is happening over and over again.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.