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List of foods and medicines that can make a child's bowel movements look bloody

List of foods and medicines that can make a child's bowel movements look bloody
These foods and medicines can make stools look red, like fresh blood
Certain antibiotics*
Beets
Flavored gelatin (red colored)
Kool-Aid or fruit punch (red colored)
Red licorice
Red-dyed snack foods (such as spicy "red hot" snacks) 
These foods and medicines can make stools look black, like old blood
Stomach medicines that contain bismuth (such as Pepto-Bismol, Maalox, or Kaopectate)
Activated charcoal 
Chocolate
Blueberries 
Iron supplements
Lots of dark green foods (such as spinach or kale)
These foods can interfere with the test for blood in stool (false-positive result)¶ 
Rare red meat 
Certain vegetables (turnips, horseradish, broccoli, cauliflower, and cantaloupe) 
* In some cases, antibiotics can cause real bleeding. If your child has bowel movements that look bloody after taking antibiotics, call the doctor.
¶ If the doctor or nurse is doing a test on your child's stool to see if it contains blood, tell them if your child has eaten these foods in the past few days.
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