A 47-year-old member asked:
Do iron supplements cause black tarry stools?
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Dr. Michael Teitelbaumanswered
Dentistry 34 years experience
Usually: You shoud check with an md, because it could be something serious, but yes, it can be from iron.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Lately i've been taking iron supplements, is it normal to have black stool?
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Dr. David Drewitzanswered
Gastroenterology 29 years experience
Yes...: Oral iron supplements commonly cause stools to become black.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Help, I have black stool, but I do take iron supplements, should I be worried?
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Dr. Glenn Messinaanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 37 years experience
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 ...
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