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A member asked:

Kind of embarrassing but, i have been drinking dark chocolate atkins shakes lately. my stool is very dark now. could that be the reason?

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Dr. Andrew Seibert answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

Not sure: usually chocolate does not cause dark stools. If the stools are black, particularly if they are foul-smelling, you should be checked out to see if you are having internal bleeding. Otherwise, I would stop the Atkins drinks and see if your stools return to normal. Good luck.

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Answered 4/19/2018

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