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Does Pepto Bismol Causes Black And Rubbery Stool And Stomach Aches?

I have been having a bad pain in my stomache since yesterday morning when upon waking with a bad back ache and headache I took two advil liguid gels on an empty stomache which I normally do not do and in about 10 minutes I was having intense stomache pains, and I drank a glass of milk which helped but the pain has never went completely away. It is still hurting and I have tried everything to make it stop including pepto bismol tablets. I just had a bowel movement that was black and rubbery. I investigated and inside was normal color but the outside was a rubbery black consistency. Is the color from the pepto? What caused the rubbery casing around my stoll?
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
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Hi, you have taken pepto bismol.It is bismuth sub salicylate.It can cause black tongue and black stool when combines with small amount of sulphur in saliva and colon.It is temporary and harmless
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Does Pepto Bismol Causes Black And Rubbery Stool And Stomach Aches?

Hi, you have taken pepto bismol.It is bismuth sub salicylate.It can cause black tongue and black stool when combines with small amount of sulphur in saliva and colon.It is temporary and harmless