At 4:30 this afternoon, I began to have severe diarreaha. It is 9:00 pm and I still am having the problem. However, the stools (very loose) are bright red in the last half hour. I have taken photos to bring to the doctor should I need to go. I am very nausious, shaky and warm. Been drinking lots of water to combat dehydration. At first, I thought that the problem may be hemeroids that were causing the red appearance on the Toilet Paper, but the stools themselves are a bright red. I have not eaten anything recently with red dye in it. The only culprit could be chocolate cake, but it was not red velvet. I have noticed that in the last week or so that my stools have had some mucous associated with them, but I have never seen the red that I am seeing today. What do you think I should do?