Blood or food?

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Hi all!

So recently I’ve began motivating tiny pieces of bright red in my stool. I can’t tell if it’s blood or not though. I eat a lot of ketchup and last night I had a quesadilla with red peppers in it. How can I tell which it is? I’m not in any pain when I go to the bathroom either. 

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    Hi cassidy97

    Stop eating ketchup and red peppers and any other red foods or drink for a week and see if your bowel movements contain any red substances....

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