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No foods are known to cause bloody stools or related conditions. Eating too many low-fiber foods, however, leaves little room in your diet for helpful fare. To ensure plentiful whole grain intake, substitute white rice, which is a refined grain, with whole grain brown rice in your favorite recipes.
At other times it may visible on toilet tissue or in the toilet after a bowel movement as bright red blood. Bleeding that happens higher up in the digestive tract may make stool appear black and tarry. Possible causes of blood in stool include: Diverticular disease. Diverticula are small pouches that project from the colon wall. Usually diverticula don't cause problems, but sometimes they can bleed or become infected. Anal fissure.