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Other:
- food like licorice
- certain type of alcohol maybe (??)
- bleeding from esophagus or stomach - since the acid in stomach changes color of blood from red into black. Bleeding may be confirmed by simple stool test.
Black stool may come from meds: iron, Pepto-Bismol, (ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin, if they cause bleeding). Check for black stool in all meds description.
Other:
- food like licorice
- certain type of alcohol maybe (??)
- bleeding from esophagus or stomach - since the acid in stomach changes color of blood from red into black. Bleeding may be confirmed by simple stool test.