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How do you know if there is blood in your stool? there were small, bright red flecks but didn't know if it was blood or food.
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Depends: It could be something you ate like beets for example but if not sure this should at least be discussed with your doctor. Often bright red blood can just be something benign like hemorrhoids but it can also be something more serious especially if it persists or worsens. If you haven't seen your doctor at least once i would do so now to be sure.
Answered 7/9/2013
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Easy: Ask your dr for a "hemacult" like test.You wipe some stool, like off toilet paper, onto a specially prepared paper slide and we look for a color change.This test can be compromised by eating rare beef, beets and other iron containing foods.
Answered 7/9/2013
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