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Do Tums Cause Dark Stool

Premium Questions

Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

can Tums alter your stool color? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Prashant MD

I have taken ex lax, miralax , gas x, and tums for constipation and I still haven't been able to poop for 4 days now.. If I do it's a small amount and there's blood in my stool.. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prashant ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

hello doctor ... I have yellow stool is this because of tums I had yesterday or the Prilosec I have daily ...or the alcohol ... Everything else is fine ... Can you pls help ?? I can work , eat everything ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

Pregnant and taking tums , famantidine and prilosec for heart burn, just had a bowel movement with a couple white floaty stool but most dark colored. Are the antacids causing this or should I be ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Michelle Gibson James MD

I have had mild nausea for several days and very dark stools for 2 days.I have used TUMS , Peptobusmal . What could be wrong? I have changed my diet some. Eating more salad and less water. The doc said ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

i have had a stomach bug and have had abdominal cramps and yellow stools. I took Tums for two days. It seemed to make it worse. The cramping got worse. I stopped the Tums and the cramping is getting ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Dr. Nupur K MD

switched to Prilosec 40mg and doubled up with tums (10 tablets a day). Heartburn is gone! But after 3 days I now have pale stool. My blood work from a month ago showed normal levels of billrubin and I do not ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dr. Nupur K ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ratnesh Pandey MD

I have been experiencing stomach ache like issues. My bowel movements are softer than normal...normal is constipated and I only have the ache while eating or shortly after eating. Tums seem to settle ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ratnesh Pandey ( Homeopath)
Dr. Akhtarhusain MD

diarrhea but my stool is a very dark reddish black. Can it be caused from taking Tums? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusain ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Noor Farid MD

empty of stool but am having moderate pain to mid abdomen radiating to my right side. I have had nothing to eat since noon. Pains will not subside despite tums. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noor Farid ( General & Family Physician)