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Hi can you tell me why my 2 year old daughter poop is a really dark brown ?

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Dark stool in 2 yea: Does she take iron supplementation?Iron or bismuth from pepto-bismol can cause dark brown/ black stool . Stool that floats/ oily may be due to pancreatic insufficiency as in cystic fibrosis. If she is having pain, crying then it is more concern. F/u w/doc http://www.emedicinehealth.com/stool_color_changes/page2_em.htm

Answered 2/8/2016

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