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Last week, my teen child took laxatives and noticed dark brown chunks in the stool (diarrhea), this week we noticed a black speck in the stool (not diarrhea) after eating blueberries. are these connected, and something serious? or not a concern?

Q: last week, my teen child took laxatives and noticed dark brown chunks in the stool (diarrhea), this week we noticed a black speck in the stool (not diarrhea) after eating blueberries. are these connected, and something serious? or not a concern?

: Black speck in seeming normal stool otherwise, not tarry or bloody stool, is hardly of concern.

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Black speck in seeming normal stool otherwise, not tarry or bloody stool, is hardly of concern.

Answered 7/13/2023

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A member asked:

Last week, my teen child took laxatives and noticed dark brown chunks in the stool (diarrhea), this week we noticed a black speck in the stool (not diarrhea) after eating blueberries. are these connected, and something serious? or not a concern?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jay Park answered

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