Bright red blood in stool

So I'm 19 and since around Christmas I've been having small bits of bright red blood on my toilet paper after going to the toilet. Before this happened I had a horrible sharp pain in my lower right side of my abdomen, I went to the hospital but with covid and everything they just said get an STI check and sent me home. Everything was negative and now I'm wondering if I should go back or go to the doctors to figure out what's happening. If anyone has any idea what it could be please let me know.

  • No one can diagnose you except a doctor.  The pain could be nothing more than constipation and the blood could relate to haemorrhoids or an anal fissure, bright red blood usually fresh so hasn't travelled far.  That's guesses and what you need is accuracy.  Make an appt and get your worry addressed by the only person who can tell you what's going on.