A nurse is assisting with a gastrointestinal (GI)blood loss scan of a 1-month-old to detect areas of active GI bleeding.Given this patient's age, the nurse should most suspect which of the following as the cause of the bleeding?

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Allergies to milk proteins are a common cause of gastrointestinal issues in infants, including bleeding. Infants are unlikely to have ingested a foreign body due to their limited mobility and diet, NSAID use is rare in this age group, and Mallory-Weiss tears are typically associated with severe vomiting, which is less common in 1-month-old infants.

A Nurse Is Assisting with a Gastrointestinal (GI)blood Loss Scan