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I had bloody stools and my family doctor gave me some meds and told me to stop eating nonvegetarian food. i m fine ever since. need i worry?

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Dr. Pamela Pappas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

It depends: Did your doctor give you a diagnosis for your bloody stools? One of the most common causes is inflamed, bleeding hemorrhoids -- and these can sometimes resolve with dietary means. But if your doctor isn't sure why your stools were/are bloody, this needs further investigation.

Answered 4/19/2013

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