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Lately i've been seeing black pepper like spots in my stool could this be anything my stool is normal brown with no blood in it ?
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Uncertain: Black in stool can be food related or blood from the upper Gastrointestinal system. You can have it tested by a stool sample with your MD to be sure which is not a bad idea.
Answered 11/28/2017
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