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I have black bile. what does this mean?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

What do YOU mean?: More information, please. You can't see your own bile, assuming you haven't had surgery with placement of a drainage tube into your gall bladder or biliary system.

Answered 1/31/2016

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