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A member asked:
My grandma's stools was goat like. black, but also taking iron suplement sometimes with bloated abdomen.wen palapated no mass no pain soft.?
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Needs observation: Black stool can be from iron, but could also be sign of bleeding. If she has not have any upper endoscopy and colonoscopy, it will be wise to consider. For simple testing , stop the iron pill for 5 days and do a stool guaiac test and a blood test
Answered 4/10/2014
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