What Causes Black Colored Stool?

Posted on Tue, 3 Jan 2017

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Question : What causes black poop. Never had this experience before. My poop is brown and black. What is causing that? Can drinking coke cola make your poop black.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (57 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi
You are reporting to have had black stools.
This symptoms may be related with :
- stomach bleeding
- food like spinach, blueberry etc
It si not usually to have black stools after coca cola usage.
I would like to know if you feel tired ?
Do you have soft or hard stools recently?
If you are feeling tired and fatigue than you should go to ER to rule out gastrointestinal bleeding.

Hope it was helpful to you!
Dr.Klerida

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