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A 32-year-old male asked:

Can you get bloody stools as a side effect of of anti-biotics taken for h. pylori? completed treatment months back. had bright red blood in stool now.

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Dr. Marc Rendellanswered

Diabetology 49 years experience

Bloody stools: It is unlikely that antibiotics are causing bright red rectal bleeding. You will have to be checked for hemorrhoids and may need a colonsocopy

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