Yes. Taking or can turn your stool a dark color, sometimes green or even black. This is caused by the active ingredient -- bismuth subsalicylate.
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Foods that are dark blue or black in color may also cause black stools. Substances that can cause false melena are: ... Black Stool - Can Pepto Bismol or Kaopectate Cause Black Stool...
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It depends on how long you have been using it. They will remain black until the waste that was in you when you last took it has moved through the GI tract and that also depends on how often you have bowel movements. For most people, this wo...
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yes , i have been taking pepto bismol and my stools have been black .
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When having an examination by your doctor, and he asks about anything different and you mention black stools, make sure you tell the doctor if you have been taking Pepto-Bismol as this will prevent unnecessary testing like endoscopy (EGD) or colonoscopy.
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Black stool: Darkening or blackness of stool. See free access online books about Black stool below. See detailed information below for a list of 43 causes of Black stool, including diseases and drug side effect causes. ... Abdominal Cancer - black tarry stools...
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HealthBoards Bulletin Board; Bowel Disorders; What causes black stools other than blood? ... Notice some black stools recently. Not of a tart like consistentency, normal texture and form. I have a home stool test kit for blood. ... Using Pepto Bismol will cause stools to be black also your tongue will turn dark.
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I read pepto bismol causes black stools and i was so relieved because I used some last night. hopefully that is it because that is the only time i have ever had a black stool.
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A commonly used brand name in the U.S. and Canada is Pepto-Bismol. Description; In some patients bismuth subsalicylate may cause dark tongue and/or grayish black stools. This is only temporary and will go away when you stop taking this medicine. Other side effects not listed above may also occur in some patients.
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