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Red colour in stool
I had beetroot and cArrot juice in morning around 8am and then around 11 o clock I went to poop and found red colour in stool. Is it normal to have red stool just after 3 hours of having beetroot and cArrot juice or it could be blood?
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Within 3 hours not likely unless u had associated diarrhoea with fast GI Transit
U need to monitor for futher symptoms of blood in stools
Get a stool for occult blood and basic lab investigations
colonoscopy if u r worried too much
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sfob and blood investigations
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If it happens again then u should consult a General Surgeon
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Have you ever had this kind of symptom before?
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Dr. Raiba Deshmukh
General Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Pune
Wait and watch
Observation for a week
Maintain hydration
High fibre diet
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