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A member asked:

Can watermelon make stool red?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered

Yes: This is quite famous. It's a lighter, brighter red than blood.

Dr Munshower and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 4/17/2021

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I ate an entire small watermelon over the last day in a half due to an IBS flare up and not being able to eat much. This AM there was red streaks in stool. Could it be from watermelon?

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I have dark red in my stool and Im unsure if its blood or because I ate watermelon yesterday. This happened last time when I had watermelon. I had test done at the ER on Monday and they said everything is good. They even did a blood occult test?

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Would watermelon pulp look like blood in stool? My 2 yo had some & has had red spots in his stool that resemble blood but i can pick them out. Blood?

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Ate a pretty big slice of watermelon, next day had bowel movement and saw small red pieces in parts of my stool. Is the watermelon the cause of this?

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Could little chunks/pieces of red watermelon show up in bowel movement? Could some watermelon show up undigested in a floating stool? I ate a good amount the night before?

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