Red stool after eating watermelon, may be due to the pigment contained in watermelon, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids and other causes.
1. Watermelon contains pigment: because the watermelon pulp contains lycopene and carotene, when you eat too much watermelon, the body can not fully absorb the pigment, which can be discharged with the stool, the stool will appear red.
2. Gastrointestinal bleeding: If you suffer from digestive tumors, peptic ulcer and other digestive diseases, you can consider whether it is due to gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by red stools. You can do fecal occult blood test and rectal fingerprinting to check initially.
3. Hemorrhoids: When suffering from hemorrhoids, the symptom of blood in the stool will also occur.
Patients are advised to go to the hospital to clarify the specific cause of red stools before treatment, and to be cautious of unauthorized suspicion.