what can dark stool be a indication of?

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Have you been taking antacids or pepto bismal? Any type of medication with ferrous sulfate or iron in it, can make your stool turn black. Do you have any abdominal discomfort? Dark stool can be indicative of an upper GI bleed either from a bleeding ulcer or some where in the small intestines. Other symptoms can include increased fatigue, dizziness or dizziness upon standing from a sitting or lying position, shortness of breath when walking certain distances that would normally not make you winded. A quick little ER trick to determine if you are low in blood volume is to pull down your lower eye lid. In a healthy person, its pink or red. But on someone who is hypovolemic, their tissue exposed will be very pale bordering on white. Hope this helps

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