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Could The Red Color In My Stool After Eating Ketchup Chips Be From Food Dye, Or Is It Something Serious?

Last night I ate a large bag of ketchup chips ( colour is listed as one of the ingredients). Today there was a lot of RED in the toilet bowl after a bowel movement. It looked like blood, but when I wiped (both front and back) there was NO blood on the paper. Can you please tell me if this sounds serious?? (54year old woman, no longer having regular periods)
posted on Tue, 1 Aug 2023
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