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I took 40mg iron yesterday, and ate blueberries.my stool is black, but no bad odor at all. melena or non-melena? thank u
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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.
Answered 11/28/2017
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