I am a 34-year-old female and have noticed that my stools
are black. I sometimes get pain in my abdomen. Otherwise I am fine, I take no
medications and eat a healthy diet. Is this abnormal?
Yes, black stools in a person who does not take any
medications or iron supplements indicates presence of bleeding somewhere in
your bowel. In most cases, the cause is peptic ulcer disease. The ulcer is
associated with minute amounts of bleeding, which when combined with stools,
turns them black. I suggest you go and see your doctor. You need a blood test
to ensure that you have not bled a lot. Secondly, you may need an endoscopy to
determine presence of an ulcer. In the meantime, I would take some over the
counter prilosec.
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