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Suggest Treatment For Black Stool While On Contraceptives

I am taking pregnacare for conception. Just started my second month on the supplements but I haven t been eating too well lately due to lack of appetite. Now I pass black stool. Could it be a side effect of taking the medicine on a not so full stomach?
Wed, 23 Sep 2015
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You said you are taking pregnacare for conception which is nutritional supplement containing Iron, Folic acid, Amino acids etc.
Now you are having dark stool. It could be most probably because of Iron present in your supplement which may lead to dark stool, but no need to worry regarding this. It is harmless. It is because of presence of unabsorbed iron in feces.
There are some pathological causes which can also cause dark stool.
So you can continue with supplement.
And if you are healthy young women with good dietary habbit you can even skip those supplements....take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Black Stool While On Contraceptives

You said you are taking pregnacare for conception which is nutritional supplement containing Iron, Folic acid, Amino acids etc. Now you are having dark stool. It could be most probably because of Iron present in your supplement which may lead to dark stool, but no need to worry regarding this. It is harmless. It is because of presence of unabsorbed iron in feces. There are some pathological causes which can also cause dark stool. So you can continue with supplement. And if you are healthy young women with good dietary habbit you can even skip those supplements....take care.