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pepto bismal

by grannyholly, Mar 15, 2002 12:00AM

Tags: Gastroenterology, dehydration, dose, stool, diarrhea

can pepto bismal cause black tongue?

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by TERIGIA, Mar 15, 2002 12:00AM

ABSOLUTELY!!!
I have seen it - not pretty!

by kajo, Mar 15, 2002 12:00AM

really??!!! how much would you need to take? why does this happen?

by pikamom, Mar 16, 2002 12:00AM

It does! I was really nauseated one time for several days and couldn't eat or drink, and kept chewing pepto bismol tablets. My tongue turned black. I thought I was dying (exaggeration) until I realized it was a combination of the dehydration and the tablets coating my tongue!

by Kiagirl98, Mar 24, 2002 12:00AM

Black stool too! I thought I had blood in my stool here......diarrhea was totally black! kinda scary

by Daughter-in-law, Mar 27, 2002 12:00AM

I get a black tongue from just one dose. I believe it says somewhere in the packaging this is a possibility. It's disgusting, but harmless!

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