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Why are my bowel movements so dark and sticky after taking aleve (naproxen)?

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Possible bleeding: Aleve (naproxen) can cause bleeding in the stomach that can result in dark or black sticky stools that can resemble tar. Stop the aleve (naproxen) and see a doctor immediately to check if you are having serious bleeding.

Dr Mandelin agreed

Answered 10/3/2015

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I keep getting sharp, stabbing pains on the left side of my abdomen- what is this? I do take Aleve (naproxen) on a semi-regular basis, could it be an ulcer?

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My wife is currently having severe pinching pain in her lower right abdomen. She just took naproxen.She underwent dnc 2mths ago. Plz help, what 2 do?

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Since I've been taking Naproxen my stools have been dark could the Naproxen be the cause?

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I took aleve for a few months last year when I had muscle pain from an incident. Since then my stool is a little lighter than before a light brown sometimes tan color. From before it was a darker brown. I also have gas pains upper right side also new?

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A member asked:

I think I took four 220mg of Naproxen instead of 2. It was dark and Im not sure what bottle I grabbed the first time. Will I be alright or do I need to go to the ER for overdose. This wasnt intentional?

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