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Why when i take pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) my stool is black?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Bismuth: Pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) contains bismuth which interacts with body to turn stool dark.

Dr Hoepfner and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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