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What Causes Dark Substance In Stool After Eating Mushrooms?

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Posted on Tue, 25 Nov 2014
Question: If you have a particle that can be removed from stool- it looked dark but had some mushrooms last night- it that okay- was part of the mushroom? Already have had 2 colonscopies in 2 years all was well
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Answered by Dr. Dr Samir Patil (17 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
sounds like vegetable matter

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
From your description, it seems like a vegetable part. Could very well be part of the mushrooms you ate. As you had a colonoscopy recently its unlikely to be any colonic pathology.I think its not a problem.
Regards
Dr Samir Patil
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What Causes Dark Substance In Stool After Eating Mushrooms?

Brief Answer: sounds like vegetable matter Detailed Answer: Hello, From your description, it seems like a vegetable part. Could very well be part of the mushrooms you ate. As you had a colonoscopy recently its unlikely to be any colonic pathology.I think its not a problem. Regards Dr Samir Patil