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Red/pink/orange colored chucks in stool (every few weeks or so) and black specks consistently. blood occult negative. ideas?

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Dr. You Sung Sang answered

Probably food : If guaiac negative, then the colored particles are likely food matter.

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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