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Why is my stool black? i've been taking biotin, iron, epa-dha complex and multi-vitamin pills. my hair has been falling off more than usual as well.

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh
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Agree with Dr. F.: The things you are taking are neither helping nor causing hair loss. You may wish to stop taking iron and see what happens. Get HPV vaccine
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