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My stool has bright red throughout the inner part of it, outer edge is brown. could it be other reasons then blood? took occult test 1 m ago negative.
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Causes of red stool: Include blood and ingestion of red dye or food, such as beets. Have your stool tested while it is red to make sure.
Answered 11/23/2017
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