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Can Spicy Foods Cause Blood In Stool?
Question: If you are not used to eating spicy foods, will the spices cause blood to show up in bowel movements?
Brief Answer:
No.
Detailed Answer:
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Thank you for the query.
No, spices do not cause blood in stool. If anything you eat is irritating digestive tract, this irritation focuses on the first part of digestive tract including stomach, pancreas and liver.
Blood in stool can be visible if the bleeding is from the last part of digestive tract like large intestine, rectum, etc.
So the only way spice foods can cause bleeding, is stomach irritation and stomach inflammation. But bleeding from the stomach gives black stools (like a tar).
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
No.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
No, spices do not cause blood in stool. If anything you eat is irritating digestive tract, this irritation focuses on the first part of digestive tract including stomach, pancreas and liver.
Blood in stool can be visible if the bleeding is from the last part of digestive tract like large intestine, rectum, etc.
So the only way spice foods can cause bleeding, is stomach irritation and stomach inflammation. But bleeding from the stomach gives black stools (like a tar).
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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