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Yesterday i had almost a whole bag of cherries . today my stool is black is this normal ?

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Dr. Hamsa Jayaraj answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Normal: Black stools caused by black foods- cherries,iron supplement. Black stools with abdominal pain,vomiting & diarhoea indicate bleeding from upper gastro intestinal tract. Urine can be colored also- beeturia etc

Answered 5/30/2021

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