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What Causes Black Colored Stool?
My Stool for the last two days have been black as coal.....I just had colonoscopy 7 months ago and it was fine Should I wait for few more days before I Call my gastrorologists? I had my large intestine taken out in 1995 because it never functioned. I have my small left attached to rectum....
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
Hi first get a stool examination done to confirm there is blood in it. Then call your gastroenerologist to find out the cause. Meanwhile take a course of Omeprazole because bleeding can be from stomach too--regards
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