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If there is a red patch in your bowel movement, what does it mean?
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Bowel movement: It could be blood or it may be pigment from food/beverages or some un-digested food.
Answered 10/31/2015
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Best to see doctor: Could be blood or undigested food. Have you had a colonoscopy.
Answered 11/1/2015
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