Question 1

would eating about blueberries turn your stool dark?

Accepted Answer

Maybe...but: Yes (as answered previously on healthtap), depending on amount of blueberries consumed, other ingestants, & transit time of your gut. However dark stools may also & more significantly indicate bleeding from some site in the GI tract, or ingested blood. Please don't ignore this possibility. A check of hemoccult or equivalent should be performed, & if positive a GI work-up should be undertaken soon.

Question 2

why is my stool dark green and hard? i did eat blueberries all week?

Accepted Answer

No cause for concern: Visit this site for info on Green stools in adults
https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/green-stool/basics/definition/SYM-20050708
Drink enough water daily so that your urine is mostly colorless.
Wish you good health!

Question 3

do blueberries cause green stool?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes: Yes, they do, if eaten in large enough quantity. Purple and blue dye also often cause green stool.

Question 4

can strawberries give you red colored stool, and blueberries blue stool?

Accepted Answer

Colour of stool: Yes it is p[ossible and happens some times.

Question 5

my stool has been very dark brown since yesterday? is this a cause for concern... i did eat spinach mostly was week and fish and blueberries?

Accepted Answer

Normal: Depending on your diet, normal stool can be soft or more firmly shaped, brown, light brown or green. See a Dr if you have stomach pain, or watery diarrhea for more than 3 days, with or without blood. Keep a food diary and see if you can identify the food or supplement that causes the dark brown color. Sometimes spinach or other dark green vegetables can cause this.

Question 6

my teen cousin (18) after eating blueberries a day ago noticed black specks in his stool. today, he saw more black specks appearing even though he ate 0 blueberries. we feel it is just his colon emptying the skins. is this correct? is this a concern?

Accepted Answer

: Not a concern. It takes 3-4 days for ingested material to pass completely out of the stool and debris from a single feed may be spread out over several days.

Question 7

i took 40mg iron yesterday, and ate blueberries.my stool is black, but no bad odor at all. melena or non-melena? thank u

Accepted Answer

Black stool: Since only a small percentage of oral iron is absorbed, black stool is commonly seen in people taking iron. A simple test is to smudge a specimen of stool on a hemoccult card and drop a few drops of testing solution on it. This can be at a lab or physicians office.

Question 8

started exercising 5 days of the week&eating more fruits(blueberries, banana, strawberry) + granola. been struggling to poo& dark hard pellet stools?

Accepted Answer

Uncommon: cannot say in your particular case, but generally, increased fiber is helpful. Adequate fluid intake is also important.

Question 9

i am experienced black tar-colored stool and anal itching. the stool is not smelling bad and i had a bowl of blueberries for breakfast. not taking any pills. and i was squating over the toilet. ?

Accepted Answer

Your stool color is: most likely dietary. If it persists then go to see a health care provider for evaluation. If you become dizzy or pass out, don't wait for your stool color evaluation, go immediately to the health care facility.

Question 10

is dark brown stool ok? i went to the doctor 5 weeks ago and they did a rectal blood test and blood tests and everything was normal. im convinced i have cancer! my stool is formed and this is my only symptom. i eat a lot of blueberries if that helps?

Accepted Answer

: Dark brown is a common color and not to be worried about.  Your stool seems normal in all respects.  You should look up the symptoms of intestinal cancer on the internet and see if you qualify.  My guess is that you have no problem.

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Would eating about blueberries turn your stool dark?

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Why is my stool dark green and hard? i did eat blueberries all week?

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Do blueberries cause green stool?

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Can strawberries give you red colored stool, and blueberries blue stool?

A member asked:

My stool has been very dark brown since yesterday? is this a cause for concern... i did eat spinach mostly was week and fish and blueberries?

A member asked:

My teen cousin (18) after eating blueberries a day ago noticed black specks in his stool. today, he saw more black specks appearing even though he ate 0 blueberries. we feel it is just his colon emptying the skins. is this correct? is this a concern?

A member asked:

I took 40mg iron yesterday, and ate blueberries.my stool is black, but no bad odor at all. melena or non-melena? thank u

A member asked:

Started exercising 5 days of the week&eating more fruits(blueberries, banana, strawberry) + granola. been struggling to poo& dark hard pellet stools?

A member asked:

I am experienced black tar-colored stool and anal itching. the stool is not smelling bad and i had a bowl of blueberries for breakfast. not taking any pills. and i was squating over the toilet. ?

A member asked:

Is dark brown stool ok? i went to the doctor 5 weeks ago and they did a rectal blood test and blood tests and everything was normal. im convinced i have cancer! my stool is formed and this is my only symptom. i eat a lot of blueberries if that helps?

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