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Objectives: A colonoscopy is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool widely used to confirm the diagnosis of digestive tract diseases, including GI bleeding.It is beneficial in determining the etiology of a complaint.Bloody stool is one of the complaints frequently encountered in health facilities.This study examines the various colonoscopy findings in patients with bloody stool who underwent gastrointestinal colonoscopy.It is essential to determine the enforcement of the diagnosis and provide appropriate management.Materials and methods: Data were retrospectively collected and analyzed from the medical records of patients who underwent colonoscopy procedures between 2021-2023 at Digestive Endoscopy Center, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital.Results: Between 2021 and 2023, data from 1,120 colonoscopy patients at Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital revealed that 656 (58.6%) were female and 464 (41.4%) were male.Among the 372 patients reporting bloody stool.The most common findings were internal or external hemorrhoids (38.98%), followed by proctitis (18.28%), and other findings that were dominated by tumors or masses (17.5%).Other diagnoses included polyps (12.36%), ileitis (9.7%), colorectal cancer (7.26%), ulcerative colitis (5.64%), and Crohn's disease (5.1%).Diverticulosis and rectal ulcers were each identified in 11 patients (2.96%).On the other hand, 12 patients (3.22%) were identified as normal in their colonoscopy results.Conclusion: This study found that most colonoscopy findings in patients with bloody stool are internal or external hemorrhoids, followed by proctitis and other findings that were dominated by tumors or masses.