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My stools have been a black colour 2 days now any ideas ?
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Stools black color,: The black color of the stool is abnormal, it usually indicates the presence of blood. The the more proximal to the stomach the bleeding is, the stool will have a black color. The more distant from the stomach, it will be a mixture of black black color and read. And finally the closer to the rectum, the color eventually will become red. Some foods, which contain blood also may generate a dark stoo
Answered 7/23/2016
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