Bowel worries

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I can't seem to catch a break recently its like one worry after another. The other day I had some dried ish looking blood on wiping after wiping (I was at the end of my period so could have been that). So I'm now obsessively looking at my poo. Well today there were noticeable red bits in my poo. No blood on wiping but there were definitely red patches in my stool. Is it possible it could have been tomato or red pepper as ate both of them in a pasta dish last night or does it sound more like blood. I'm trying not to worry but I am.

Anyone?

Make an appt with your doctor. They are hot on this particular subject. In the meantime try eating beige food to see if the red bits still occur after not eating red food

Tomatoes and Pepper are definitely noticeable in my stool!

I've just made tonight's tea and it has red peppers in. Will lay off the peppers and tomatoes for the next few days to see if the red disappears. Should I wait and see if its gone the next time before I bother the doctors. Feel like I've seen a lot of them recently and dodon'want them thinking I'm a hypochondriac

@Imightbe sorry to be gross but like patches of red in stool? I'm hoping it might be that. There was nothing red when I wiped. Would there be if it was blood in stool?

Sounds like it could be pepper or tomato, especially the skins.

Have a poke about in your poo. You'll be able to tell the difference between pepper and blood.

@teatowelsneedawash I think I was in shock at seeing some red that I just panicked, wish I'd have taken more time to get a closer look now. I'll definitely be taking a closer look and inspecting the next one I do.