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Can tomatoes from salsa/chili/sauce come out in your stool? ate all of those in last 3 days and stool had pieces of red colored solid things in it.

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Dr. Jonah Essers answered

Yes: Often vegetable debris will come out whole in the stool. This is nothing to worry about at all. Just think about it as an extra dose of fiber

Answered 3/3/2021

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A member asked:

Can tomatoes from salsa/chili/sauce come out in your stool? ate all of those in last 3 days and stool had pieces of red colored solid things in it.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jonah Essers answered

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