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Help, i have black stool, but i do take iron supplements, should i be worried?
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Check up: Iron will cause black stools which is likely to be the culprit here. But at 49 you are ready for your first colonoscopy so I would see your MD and discuss this with them . A simple test will rule out blood in the stool but since you are just about due for a GI workup ...
Answered 1/15/2015
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