I agree with Jack, red blood can be cause by the rapid transit time blood causes.
A rough way or telling if a baby has a significant GI bleed is if there is diarrhea caused by the blood. One might then see red blood.
Rob
Robert Cordes, DO, FAAP, FACOP
general pediatrician
Wilkes Barre PA
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