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black stool

by meka729, Jan 14, 2008 04:45PM

Tags: constipation

I'm a 32 yr old woman suffering from abdominal pain after eating and constipation yesterday I started having black stools what could be wrong

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by CalGal, Jan 14, 2008 09:40PM

To: Meka

If you're having black stools and can't account for the change in color due to what you're eating or any medications you're taking, it's time to call the doc and set up an appointment. A black, tar-like stool could indicate you may be experiencing some bleeding somewhere in your GI tract. It should be checked out.

by Morecambe, Jan 17, 2008 07:59AM

To: Meka

If you want to find out more about black stools, type in its medical word MELENA into a medical website or Google/Yahoo etc.

Best regards
Morecambe

by lilaham, Sep 10, 2009 01:49AM

To: Meka

Very dark stool--My stomac is bloated and i am in pain. Have had this for three days now and stool is hard what do i do ?

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