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Can Tums Cause Light Stools

Premium Questions

Dr.  Michelle Gibson James MD

I have had mild nausea for several days and very dark stools for 2 days.I have used TUMS , Peptobusmal . What could be wrong? I have changed my diet some. Eating more salad and less water. The doc said ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Prof. Kunal Saha MD

is not treated well because he cannot tolerate the medications. He takes TUMS/ Gaviscon He is on ... from the NSAID or even taking TuMs to ease Gerd symptoms but more worried about the headaches and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

my stools are light yellow now? thanks ... first and it worked ok. was on that for two days along with tums. as of Wednesday this week. started ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Grzegorz Stanko MD

grocery store. I had some loos stools so I took some Imodium and it stopped. After the Imodium I was passing more gas than normal but didn't think much of it. And my stools were well formed but yellow in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

(1) Does Tums contain aluminum? (2) Are Tums and Carafate incompatible? (3) How effective is Carafate in capsule form for acid reflux? Thank you!!! ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

i have had a stomach bug and have had abdominal cramps and yellow stools. I took Tums for two days. It seemed to make it worse. The cramping got worse. I stopped the Tums and the cramping is getting ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Muhammad Ishfaq Habib MD

concerned or is the clay colored stools just caused by the ex lax and tums? ... lax. That seemed to clear me out but I was still experiencing minor stomach pains. I took several tums ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Ishfaq Habib ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Klarida Papaqako MD

Out of no where yesterday night I started to have orange stools and it’s carried over to today. I have been sorta constipated for the past week with heart burn so I’ve taken a few tums over the past ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Klarida Papaqako ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

what might help with green poop ? recently on zithromax, amoxicylin, Kombuchi, too many other things for stomach issues, rolaids, pepcid, mylanta, maalox, tums, gax-x, gin,rasperry-cranapple-juice ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Krishna MD

I ve had bad indigestion and a bloated cramped stomach. For the past two days. Antacids like Tums, Pepto and Tagamet don t appear to be helping. I ve passed three dark, odorless stools today (solid, no ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Krishna ( General & Family Physician)