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Q: discolored feces

asked by: peggysmurray on June 4th, 2008

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My daughter just told me that her BM was red in colored. What would that mean?

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Dr. Nikola

replied on July 23rd, 2008

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Red color of the stool can be due to presence of blood in the stool (rectorrhagia) or to certain types of food.
You can consult your family doctor to check if there is blood in her stool or not.

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