Question 1

sometimes it looks like my son has bright red blood in his stool.  he eats tomato and red pepper every day.  can i assume it's from that? anus is fine

Accepted Answer

Those foods coming: through into the stool may appear as blood. It would be best to get a sample and have it tested for blood to be sure.His doctor should be able to help you with that.

Question 2

had a few red pieces in my stool this morning. no red on toilet paper or in the water. ate chili yesterday, could it just be undigested tomato/red pepper?

Accepted Answer

Bloody stool: If you have a lot of bloody stool, go to the emergency room. I remember a young lady coming into the emergency room with a concern for rectal bleeding; she was very anxious. Immediately after she found out that the rectal examination showed no blood she reported it was likely red pepper.

Question 3

stool this morning looked like a mass of leaves, some undigested pepper too after eating kale, pepper, and mushroom last night? normal?

Accepted Answer

It would seem: to indicate that you did not take enough time to properly masticate (chew) the course plant based roughage (fibers). Your body does not have the ability to break these down properly from large pieces the way that ruminates do.

Question 4

stool turned water red, but was brownish with red chunks. ate tomato sauce w/ cherry tomatoes 2 nights ago and beet chips last nite. is this a concern?

Accepted Answer

NOT TO WORRY: unless these "colorful" stools persist after you eat "colorful" foods/drinks

Hope this helps!
Dr Z

Question 5

can tomato and pepper look like blood in stool?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Tomato and pepper can look like blood in stool but it is highly recommended that you report this to your local physician specially if the problem persists on cessation of such a diet.

Question 6

this morning i had some small red pieces and chunks in my stool, i have been having loose bowel movements for 2 days, i ate tomato and onionpizza last?

Accepted Answer

Wait: This doesn't sound like blood in your stool but rather chunks of undigested food due to rapid transit through the digestive tract.  Blood is unlikely to appear in chunks. See your md if things change.

Question 7

ate pizza with tomato chunks in it last night. just had a bowel movement and red chunks in stool. stool is brown with slight hint of red. should i be worried?

Accepted Answer

: Probably not. Tomato skins do not get digested. You may wish to test your stool for blood/occult blood. You can get a kit from a drugstore for the test.
Wish you good health!

Question 8

can red pepper take a few days to fully get out of your colon?i saw 1-3 small red spots in my stool for 2 days now had red peppers in a dinner friday

Accepted Answer

Yes: The average time it takes for food to transit through our GI tract is about 50 hours, but can vary from a few hours to a few days. Red pepper may not fully be digested (esp. if it is dried flakes) and thus might show up in the stool. 
If this was bleeding, bright red blood usually comes from the rectal area and would not look like flakes.
Blood from further up the GI tract is usually very dark.

Question 9

is having the carrot and other parts of vegetables from red group (pepper) in the stool normal? i don't have problem digesting the other kind of food.

Accepted Answer

Digestion: Seeing undigested or partially digested vegetables in your stool can be completely normal. I would not worry about it unless you are having other symptoms along with it. Good luck.

Question 10

looked like blood in stool, bright red,on outside & mixed in a little. how do i know whether blood or red bell pepper? if blood how urgent to see doc?

Accepted Answer

BRBPR due to...: This may just be hemorrhoids from straining but bleeding from rectum (brbpr) may also indicate anal fissures, proctitis (due to infection, inflammatory bowel disease, radiation therapy, stercoral ulcers, rectal prolapse, trauma, etc.) or a bleeding source further upstream. Depending on your age, risk factors, current medication (aspirin, nsaids, anticoagulants can cause bleeding), see your doctor.

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Sometimes it looks like my son has bright red blood in his stool. he eats tomato and red pepper every day. can i assume it's from that? anus is fine

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Had a few red pieces in my stool this morning. no red on toilet paper or in the water. ate chili yesterday, could it just be undigested tomato/red pepper?

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Stool this morning looked like a mass of leaves, some undigested pepper too after eating kale, pepper, and mushroom last night? normal?

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Stool turned water red, but was brownish with red chunks. ate tomato sauce w/ cherry tomatoes 2 nights ago and beet chips last nite. is this a concern?

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Can tomato and pepper look like blood in stool?

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This morning i had some small red pieces and chunks in my stool, i have been having loose bowel movements for 2 days, i ate tomato and onionpizza last?

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Ate pizza with tomato chunks in it last night. just had a bowel movement and red chunks in stool. stool is brown with slight hint of red. should i be worried?

A member asked:

Can red pepper take a few days to fully get out of your colon?i saw 1-3 small red spots in my stool for 2 days now had red peppers in a dinner friday

A member asked:

Is having the carrot and other parts of vegetables from red group (pepper) in the stool normal? i don't have problem digesting the other kind of food.

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Looked like blood in stool, bright red,on outside & mixed in a little. how do i know whether blood or red bell pepper? if blood how urgent to see doc?

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