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A member asked:

I had dye today, was passing black stool, ocultic bleed had dye aprox 9 am at apron 4 pm took 1000 mg metformin, just realised what i did.

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Problems: Sorry to read about your issues. I strongly suggest that someone take you to the nearest Emergency and you will be taking excellent care.

Answered 8/23/2016

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