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My feces is a purple color. i have not eaten anything that's red, blue or purple. should i be worried? nor do i have any pain. what is this about?
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Get it checked out: It could be because of a bleed somewhere in your gastrointestinal tract, probably higher up. Digested blood makes your stool look black sometimes dark purple.
Answered 6/23/2013
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