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I am having Black stool for 2 years and more, what should i do ?

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Chapal
Chapal

Hello, I've been having bowel problems like indigestion, mucus in stool for TWO year+ now, I had bloody stool in the start but thankfully I havent seen any bloody in stool for 5months+. My question is what causes black stool. I get completely dark black stool once a month or its half black and half normal, and my CT Scan shows everything is normal. Once the black stool is passed, I have some kind of sensation in my stomach that isn't like pain or anything, and it's difficult to explain. I've been seeing doctors for two years, and I still don't know what's wrong.

These are the tests that are done:

CBC (2 Years ago Normal)

CT Scan (Normal)

LFT (Showed High SGPT at start but after 1 year was normal)

HBsAg (Normal)

Anti-HCV (Normal)

ANA, AMA, ASMA (Normal)

Stool Test(Phscical Test showed: Mucus, Loose and Indigestion like i said, Microscopic was normal)

H Pylori (Normal)

B12 (Normal, Slightly low started taking vitamins tablets for it)

In addition, when I wake up in the morning, I have pain in my right lower abdomen, back, and side, but not in the front. Is this related?

Any advice on what should I do next?

(Edit: Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this it posted itself On IBS Section)

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  • Marina_Dee
    Marina_Dee Chapal

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    I am assuming you are male? As you have had a stool test which is OK the blackness in your stool is probably caused by some sort of black,blackish food or it could be caused by an iron supplement. Is there iron in your vitamin tablets?

    As no problem has been found have you tried a food diary to try and eliminate the food that causes you problems? Food high in fat, or regular alcohol consumption may be a cause. Try excluding all alcohol for 2 weeks. If you never drink alcohol try a low fat diet for 2 weeks. Sometimes its a long uphill struggle to find the cause but if all your tests are ok it may be something you are eating and you need to identify it.

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