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Hi, i have brown stool with 30% tip black . could this be a sign of something serious. i also eat a lot of chocolate?
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Black stool: Black stool is seen with bleeding from the upper gi tract(stomach and duodenum), from taking iron supplements or taking peptobismol. Chocolate wouldn't cause it. Your physician can do a simple rectal examination,take a stool specimen and test it for occult blood. If positive, appropriate testing of your upper gi tract would be done.
Answered 4/11/2018
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