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A member asked:
Dark brown stool is it blood?
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could be or you ate spinach. Check it out. At your age unlikely to be blood.
Answered 8/24/2021
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Not always, definitely what we fear the most. Specific foods, supplements or drugs can darken the stool aside from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
Answered 8/24/2021
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If you have any concern about it being blood, you can buy a kit at the pharmacy to test fo it. Visit this site for abnormal colored stool: https://www.mayoclinic.org/stool-color/expert-answers/faq-20058080 Wish you good health!
Answered 8/24/2021
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