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Black tarry stools
Black stool is a symptom in which a person's stool (poop) has a black color, or sometimes a very dark red color. Black stools are usually due to old blood (fresh bleeding is red in color).
How long it usually lasts:
Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)
How common is it?
Common
Body locations
Buttock, Lower abdomen
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