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Dark brown nearly black stool with no other symptoms what is this?
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Could be: Something you ate, medication, or occult blood. Get it tested to make sure. Some black foods can make your stools dark, and meds such as iron and bismuth in peptobismol can make your stools black or dark.
Answered 3/24/2018
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