TMI ? for those on iron supplements

adamwife · December 2008

I have noticed lately that my pooh is really dark in color - almost black. Do you think this is due to the supplements? It's the only explanation I can think of.

mommajewels87 · December 2008

Yup, its the iron. Black & nasty green are normal.

muchlove4ry · December 2008

yep! It says it right on my iron pill box too!!

AngelGirlEms · December 2008

Yes, iron does this....dark black/brown and sometimes green, it's lovely!?

adamwife · December 2008

Gross. I was only taking one a day, but decided to start taking 2. That's when I noticed the difference.

dawnzer · December 2008

yup, iron turns it dark green!

MosersGirl · December 2008

I've been taking them for 15 years, so I am not affected like that anymore. However, if you recently started taking them it can definitely affect the color.

jll1881 · December 2008

Oh duh - thanks for bringing this up. The doctor started me on iron supplements last week. I've had the same thing - dark stools (like dark green/black). I kept telling DH I couldn't figure out what I was eating that was doing this. It's the iron!

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