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10227424 tn?1410558188

black stool

Im23 weeks and i just started experiencing black stool its scaring me because i googled it and it said its from internal bleeding or possibly cancer. Has this happened to anyone else.
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Yes don't freak out, but you need to contact your doctor and have it looked into just incase. Simply taking prenatals won't normally make your stool black.  
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8654668 tn?1412565128
It cud b internal bleeding!!..c a dr about it!!
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Iron will do it:)
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10227424 tn?1410558188
My prenatal vitamins have iron in them
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Are you taking iron pills? That could be the issue. Nothing to be worried about.
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Never google your symptoms!! Are you taking any iron supplements? I got put on iron tablets because of iron defficentcy so my stool is black it just shows that they're working
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