I ve had a strong chest cold for about 10 days. A lot of mucus/phlem, coughing, snot. No fever, nauseousness or any other symptom....just a hard persistent cough, and a bit of muscle soreness when the coughing happens (chest muscles, upper back muscles). 5 or 6 days into this, I began to see blood with my stool. I say with because it tinges the toilet water red, and when I wipe, there is a gooey blood-clot looking thing, bright red. This happens every other BM, or so. The clot is not feces. I ve experienced hemorhoids before, and this is different.