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My stool color is reddish brown. Could eating watermelon affect the color of my stool? There are some foods that can cause reddish stool; however, watermelon should not drastically change your stool to a reddish color. You mentioned that you have no family history of colon cancer. You are also a woman over the age of 50.
Moreover, large amounts of blood within the intestines speed up transit of stool so that there is less time for the changes to take place. The stool in this type of bleeding may be dark red or maroon in color. Beets, other red vegetables, cranberries, and red food dyes also can turn the stool color red or maroon. Gray or Clay-Colored Stool. Stool can be gray or clay-colored if it contains little or no bile.