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Can the antibiotic dicloxacillin cause black stool and intestinal bleeding? have been using for a week now and have black stool. what do i do?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

See your doctor: As indicated earlier, it is not feasible to know if the black stool is due to intestinal bleeding. It requires examination of stool. You ought to consult your doctor.

Answered 6/21/2015

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A member asked:

Can the antibiotic dicloxacillin cause black stool and intestinal bleeding? have been using for a week now and have black stool. what do i do?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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