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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Metallic Smelling Stool Iron

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Dr. Enrique Molina MD

Constipated and black stool for the past few days was taking Flintstone vitamins with iron as an adult took two daily stop taking because of black stool for two days and stool is still black is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Enrique Molina ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Anshul Varshney MD

Can iron deficiency cause clay colored stool? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anshul Varshney ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Manisha Jain MD

Pregnant with dark stool. Could it be the iron supplement? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manisha Jain ( OBGYN)
Dr. Anders Mark Christensen MD

I am taking iron for a deficiency, and my stool is not turning black or dark green. Instead, it's dark brown. Should I be worried that I'm not absorbing the iron? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anders Mark Christensen ( General Surgeon)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

What does it mean when defication is green and smells like fruit or iron? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

1 month of iron tabs supplement. after a few days of taking iron, my stool went back to normal ...previously i see blood in my stool .. and went for a blood test .. medical result fine, cancer ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Ram Choudhary MD

Hi I am experiencing iron deficiency and Pnomonia. My Dr gave me Ratio- Cefuroxime 500 for Pnomonia and a stool test to investigate reason of iron deficiency. Today when I was collecting stool... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ram Choudhary ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Harika MD

I regularly donate plasma and take a daily iron supplement to keep my iron level up. I know that iron can cause black or dark stool. Last night I drank pretty heavily at a birthday party for a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harika ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Abir Md. Zeesan Ul MD

Hello! My stool has been black for the last 3 days. I know that could be caused by bleeding or iron. I ve been taking iron daily for over a year and that s not the cause. I have no symptoms...ie; pain ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abir Md. Zeesan Ul ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rachana Goswami MD

. My question is what could possibly cause this. I know too much iron can make your stool green, but ive had stool with too much iron, and this isn t quiet that green, its a more dark greenish... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rachana Goswami ( Dentist)