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How can i tell difference between blood in stool and pieces of food? i ate a lot of watermelon yesterday. my next bm was full of red, stringy things?
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Probably food: If you want to determine if red stuff in your stool is blood or food, when you use toilet paper to clean yourself, blood will stain the paper red, while food will not stain, but remain whole on the paper. Also, blood will usually make the commode water reddish like food coloring in water, while food in stool will not run like that. You can ask your doctor for a stool guaiac test to be sure.
Answered 7/20/2020
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