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Today had loose stool with a few red flecks, could they be blood? haven't eaten anything red in past 24 hours but i did have salsa 48 hrs ago. worried
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Could be or not: Salsa obviously has red tomato and sometimes red pepper. Flecks of undigested fiber material from the salsa could pass in your stool just like corn kernels can. However you mentioned stools were loose as well. You can submit a stool sample to your doctor to have tested for blood to confirm or exclude what you see is blood. If you have blood in your stools & diarrhea the most likely diagnosicolitis.
Answered 9/19/2013
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