Most people have no framework for reading that difference at all.
Bright red means the source is close to the exit — the rectum, anus, or lower colon. The blood did not travel far enough to be digested, so it stayed red.
Black and tarry means the opposite. It came from much higher up — the stomach, esophagus, or upper small intestine — and was broken down by stomac...
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