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22 yr old...black formed stool twice at a gap of 20 days..other days its of normal color..shud i be worried?
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No: Not unless i continues. Some vitamins and iron can turn stool black as can pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) (or any product with bismuth in it). If it continues then see your doc and he/she can test for blood.
Answered 1/30/2014
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