Thank you, @Mariah.
One reason I asked is that I like to eat beets and cranberries, which, of course, makes my stool have some red in it, which might be confused with blood, which would be worrisome. But if know the timing, then I wouldn’t be concerned if the appearance of the red color is within the expected time interval.
On a similar but separate note, on one occasion, and only one occasion, some two months ago, my stool was very green. I don’t recall eating a lot of spinach, and spinach never made my stool green before, so does anyone here have any idea what that might be? Has anyone experienced this? I asked a gastroenterologist, and he wasn’t sure. He guessed excess bile, but only on one occasion?