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Hi i'm 31 and 4days pregntant and im taking iron tablets and viticms d and c. i just been to the toliet and i just stool black poo is it normal .?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Iron pills can: lead to dark stool. Dark, malodorous, sticky stool on the other hand - can be related to GI bleeding.

Answered 2/22/2015

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A member asked:

Hi i'm 31 and 4days pregntant and im taking iron tablets and viticms d and c. i just been to the toliet and i just stool black poo is it normal .?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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