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Can beets make your stool black? my stool is hard and black

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Eating Beets can: Cause red stools sometimes. Eating blue berries, black licorice, iron pills or medications containing bismuth can cause black stools. Black stools associated with GI bleeds are usually malodorous and tarry. A doctor can easily check stool for blood.

Dr Killian agreed

Answered 6/19/2019

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