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Very dark stool

ajacot924ajacot924 member
in March 2015 Moms
Hey everyone,
Sorry this is kind of gross. I've been having alternating constipation and diarrhea for several weeks. OB said its normal. This morning my stool was normal and this afternoon it was very dark (maybe black-hard to tell). I read that black, tar like stool is a sign of stomach bleeding. It was dark but normal consistency. I have no other symptoms of stomach/GI bleeding. I also read it could be due to the iron in the prenatal vitamin or dietary. Has anyone experienced this? I tend to be overly health anxious, so I'm trying to decide if I give it time and see or call the doc. Thanks and sorry again for gross topic.
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  • thejucheideathejucheidea member
    Yeah, it's from your iron. If it gets to be sticky, then that's a problem. But if it's just dark, nbd, iron supplement.

    And I'm a nurse with a very anemic patient population (mostly colon cancer patients), so I see a lot of people who require iron supplementation and at the same time have a higher risk of GI bleed, so I have to teach a lot of people the difference.
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    I second PP,

    With iron supplements the stool can go dark (sometimes a dark greeenish) as long as it isn't tarry or have that funny smell it is most likely from your PNV.  The iron could also be partially the cause of some constipation too.

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  • WhitfryWhitfry member
    I've had really dark stool once or twice, I'm fairly sure it's a combination of not enough water and maybe some iron.
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    I'm just gonna branch off here instead of creating my own poop thread if that's OK, lol. The reason being that I too have been swinging back and forth between constipation and diarrhea and while I know it's normal, my asshole begs to differ. Sorry to go from slightly gross to WAY TMI, but I've already got at least two hemorrhoids and multiple fissures... The amount of blood when I go to the bathroom is alarming. I have IBS and I've had these problems in the past so I knew I was predisposed to a flare-up in pregnancy, but holy crap this is a whole new realm of torture. I talked to my doc about it and she just recommended lots of All-Bran and water and a topical ointment I've used in the past, but it's not cutting it. Every time I go is excruciating b/c there's not enough time to heal in between and it all just gets ripped back open again. Sorry to be so graphic but this is what I'm dealing with on a daily basis... Gotta tell ya, if feeling sexy had an opposite, this would be it. Anyone else dealing with this kind of stuff already or have any suggestions for how to get it under control? Mortified as I am to broach the topic, I'm that desperate! Any tips would be much appreciated. TIA.

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