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I have had green stools for several days now ranging from a dark mossy green to a bright candy apple green. this morning bright red was added.
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Get help NOW: Red looking stools can be from gastrointestinal bleeding and this is an emergency you should go to the ER now unless you had a history of hemorrhoids that is a common cause of spots red usually at end of bowel movement or with the toilet tissue. Green stools can be normal.
Answered 12/30/2014
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