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