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Does occasional black specks in stool and some on toilet paper mean blood? clean colonoscopy in 2015. 37 year old female. no smell and the rest of stool is normal in color.
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Not always: A guaiac or hemoccult test should help clarify. let your doc know, test can be performed at home or strips can be sent to the office.
Answered 1/22/2020
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