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How To Test If Bloody Diarrhea Is Caused Due To Food Poisoning?

Hi, I have experienced a case of diarrhea which consisted of only blood every 30 minutes for a 17 hour period and still have blood in a smaller amount but seems residual. I suspect a pork tenderloin that my husband cooked (undercooked) on the barbecue but he didn t have any problems. I didn t have any vomiting but a cramp in my lower pelvis area indicated that I needed to go to the bathroom. Now, I m not sure if I can eat solid food or should stick to the BRAT diet, (bananas, rice, apple sauce and toast). Also not sure if I should be seeing a Doctor (I don t have a family Doctor here as we only moved here a few months ago. Don t even know for sure what it was.....
Mon, 23 May 2016
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This could be a bacterial colon infection so it needs evaluation with a stool sample sent for cultures
The BRAT diet for now is fine
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How To Test If Bloody Diarrhea Is Caused Due To Food Poisoning?

Hi This could be a bacterial colon infection so it needs evaluation with a stool sample sent for cultures The BRAT diet for now is fine