Question 1

toddler has black stools at night, what could be wrong?

Accepted Answer

Have seen: The bad answer would be from old blood in the stool.  The probable answer would be from eating or drinking purple or dark blue foods and drinks, light grape juice, purple colored medications, etc.  So to check for the bad answer see the doctor.

Question 2

is it normal having black stools after drinking hard alcohol?

Accepted Answer

NO: Alcohol can cause gastritis or other kinds of GI bleeding.  Stools could be black because of passing old blood.  Please see your family physician for evaluation and help.   This will only get worse with inattention and continued alcohol use.

Question 3

yesterday i had soft, very green stool. today, i had a very hard, very dark green, almost black stool. is this cause for concern?

Accepted Answer

No: You may take a fiber laxative like Metamucil and drink enough water daily so that your urine is colorless. For the long term you may try to increase your intake of fiber foods. Consult this site for fiber foods.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/high-fiber-foods/art-20050948
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Question 4

i have a tumor on my pancreas that is precancerous and its being watched but today i had a black stool and it was hard to come out is this a sign of something?

Accepted Answer

: Black stool suggests blood came from higher up inside the intestine &amp; was partially digested, turning it black. There are other causes of black stools, but this is something you should report to your doc.

Question 5

i have just passed a very hard and painful black stool. should i go to the er and get checked? for a while i have been having hard stool and recently it had black 'chips' in them and a couple days ago it became more frequent and harder. now it is painful

Accepted Answer

Black : Black stool and black 'chips' in your stool could definitely be a sign of blood. Blood in the stool is typically manifested by tarry, black stool or coffee grounds (or frank red blood).
It is crucial that you seek medical attention to assess if you are bleeding internally. If you are feeling painful abdomen, firm abdomen, and/or light headedness, go to the emergency room.

It is appropriate to bring a sample of your feces with you to the doctor, as long as it is in a sealed/clean container. This way, you can have your stool assessed for blood.

Seek medical attention.

Question 6

hard time breathing , not eating good small portions hard to swallow, going number two everything time when using bathroom black stool and burping 77m?

Accepted Answer

See a doctor: Black stools suggest bleeding in the intestinal tract, and difficulty swallowing may point to a lesion in the esophagus. Please see a doctor right away.

Question 7

i'm having multiple symptoms some including fever, severe nausea, pain in chest and left arm, bloody black stool sometimes none at all, find it very hard to urinate as well, everything makes me sick when i try to eat, vomiting blood. what's wrong??

Accepted Answer

: If you are having all of these symptoms, you need to be seen in an emergency room ASAP. Vomiting blood and blood in stools could indicate a GI bleed which can be making you anemic (low blood count) and this can lead to chest pain, even a heart attack. So, you need to be seen right away, today, in an emergency room to get diagnosed and treated. Good luck to you!

Question 8

what does it mean if you have  black stools?

Accepted Answer

Dark-colored stool: Dark-colored stools may result from iron supplements, foods you eat (like a lot of spinach), substances (like peptobismol), but most significantly suggests bleeding. When blood is denatured by acid in your stomach, as from ulcers, stools will turn tarry ("melena"). Blood may also be ingested from nose bleeds, bleeding gums. Silver-colored stool suggests bleeding from the biliary tree. Get checked.

Question 9

i was wondering are occasional black stools bad?

Accepted Answer

Depends on your: Diet. If you eat beets or take pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) or iron supplements occassionally and it is followed by a black stool, probably not but black stool without an obvious cause should not be ignored. It is not normal and may indicate a source of upper GI bleeding. See a GI doctor for a thorough evaluation.

Question 10

i have had black stools. what is going on and what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Bleeding?: It may represent bleeding somewhere in your GI tract so go see your doctor.

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Toddler has black stools at night, what could be wrong?

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Is it normal having black stools after drinking hard alcohol?

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Yesterday i had soft, very green stool. today, i had a very hard, very dark green, almost black stool. is this cause for concern?

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I have a tumor on my pancreas that is precancerous and its being watched but today i had a black stool and it was hard to come out is this a sign of something?

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I have just passed a very hard and painful black stool. should i go to the er and get checked? for a while i have been having hard stool and recently it had black 'chips' in them and a couple days ago it became more frequent and harder. now it is painful

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Hard time breathing , not eating good small portions hard to swallow, going number two everything time when using bathroom black stool and burping 77m?

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I'm having multiple symptoms some including fever, severe nausea, pain in chest and left arm, bloody black stool sometimes none at all, find it very hard to urinate as well, everything makes me sick when i try to eat, vomiting blood. what's wrong??

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What does it mean if you have black stools?

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I was wondering are occasional black stools bad?

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I have had black stools. what is going on and what does this mean?

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