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What Leads To Passing Of Dark Stools?
I have been eating a lot of fatty, greasy foods lately, but today I have noticed that my stool is a really dark brown, almost black in color. The stool is coming out in small bits, and sometimes clumps. My stool is almost always brown, and this change in color is scary. I have changed to a new birth control medicine recently. Any ideas as to what this might be? Should I worry, or even consult a doctor?
Thu, 28 May 2015
User's Response
Hello dear,
Welcome to HCM. There are different causes of black stool:
- Bleeding in the upper digestive tract (oesophagus, stomach) -ulcerative stomach disease,gastritis or other.
-Taking some medicines(iron, anticoagulants,aspirin,ibuprofen,bismuth.
-Trauma or foreign body.
-Some foods-blueberries.
You should check your stool for hidden blood.
I hope I answered to your query.
Kind regards
Dr.Sagar Gaurav Shrivastva
Welcome to HCM. There are different causes of black stool:
- Bleeding in the upper digestive tract (oesophagus, stomach) -ulcerative stomach disease,gastritis or other.
-Taking some medicines(iron, anticoagulants,aspirin,ibuprofen,bismuth.
-Trauma or foreign body.
-Some foods-blueberries.
You should check your stool for hidden blood.
I hope I answered to your query.
Kind regards
Dr.Sagar Gaurav Shrivastva
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