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What Causes Blood In Rectal Area After Eating Raspberries?

Hey, I ate raspberries three days ago. For the past two days, I have had black and red stools full of seeds, which I figured was pretty normal. This morning, the third day, I had a lot of red again and I had some spotting in my underwear last night from my rectal area. Just to rule out my period, I wore a tampon today and nothing appeared but I had spotting again on my underwear lining. Finally, I am cramping and recently had more blood again. Is this something to worry about?
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood your concerns.
Eating raspberries and getting black and res stool may be co-incidental as the fruits are not known to cause bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.
I would advise you the following in such a situation:
It is very important first to confirm whether there is any actual bleeding or that the color of raspberries is showing in the stool.
Hence go for stool test for three consecutive days.
Tests of blood.
Get an appointment for an upper GI Endoscopy and Colonoscopy to find out if there is any cause for red and black stools and is spotting the underwear.
Once confirmed get treated accordingly and most important stop eating raspberries or anything else with high iron contents.
Also get an ultrasonography and other tests as needed or advised by your Doctor.
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What Causes Blood In Rectal Area After Eating Raspberries?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood your concerns. Eating raspberries and getting black and res stool may be co-incidental as the fruits are not known to cause bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract. I would advise you the following in such a situation: It is very important first to confirm whether there is any actual bleeding or that the color of raspberries is showing in the stool. Hence go for stool test for three consecutive days. Tests of blood. Get an appointment for an upper GI Endoscopy and Colonoscopy to find out if there is any cause for red and black stools and is spotting the underwear. Once confirmed get treated accordingly and most important stop eating raspberries or anything else with high iron contents. Also get an ultrasonography and other tests as needed or advised by your Doctor.