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nubly · 10-26-2009, 07:12 PM

*might be graphic*

for a few weeks now ive had a dark stool. the color kind of resembles black/blood pudding. i thought it was just normal because its happend before and it went away but i was told that it might be intestinal bleeding or blood in the stool. has anyone experienced this? if so how did you get rid of it? id rather not see a doc.

millenniumman75 · 10-26-2009, 07:16 PM

If there's blood, I'd see a doctor.
Otherwise, it is something you are eating or drinking.

veryalone · 10-26-2009, 07:37 PM

Dark bloody looking stool is a classic sign of small intestinal bleeding. Also, if you are noticing obvious signs of blood it maybe due to rectal hemorrhoids as well. These would be hemorrhoids that may not necessarily present pain, but bleeding will still occur. Goto the doctor.

pita · 10-26-2009, 07:51 PM

If you're taking pepto bismol, it'll do that.

nubly · 10-26-2009, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by pita

If you're taking pepto bismol, it'll do that.

i could kiss you! i have been taking pepto, been getting stomaches. gonna stop using it and see if it clears up.

thanks all for replying

millenniumman75 · 10-26-2009, 08:12 PM

That's what it is - Bismuth will do that - it's the chemical.

mkp1974 · 10-26-2009, 08:31 PM

I think alot of us are hypochondriacs too. Every time i get a bump I think it's cancer. I woke up a few days ago with a funny looking sore on my tongue. I figured I was dying. Now it's gone. I guess if you are anxious about one thing, you are probably anxious about many other things.

meyaj · 10-26-2009, 08:35 PM

I read the title and thought pepto bismol too... good to see it's already been said

2Talkative · 10-27-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mkp1974

I think alot of us are hypochondriacs too. Every time i get a bump I think it's cancer. I woke up a few days ago with a funny looking sore on my tongue. I figured I was dying. Now it's gone. I guess if you are anxious about one thing, you are probably anxious about many other things.

I've been through some of this....I thought I had throat cancer at one point because I had all sorts of white patches in my throat, they ended up being ulcers but hey it made me quit smoking... yay hypo !

InThe519 · 10-27-2009, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by pita

If you're taking pepto bismol, it'll do that.

I was just about to mention this :-)

Anything like Pepto or Imodium will do this indeed

meyaj · 10-28-2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by InThe519

I was just about to mention this :-)

Anything like Pepto or Imodium will do this indeed

I've never got that from Imodium. It might just be because it can constipate you and cause a more compacted stool?

Definitely not the same as the pitch-black stuff you get with Pepto.

WineKitty · 10-28-2009, 03:30 PM

You've been taking pepto every day for two weeks? That alone is worrisome if you ask me.

Stomach aches can be related to intestinal issues.

Lay off the pepto altogether; the problem with taking pepto in this case is that it could be masking symptoms.

10-26-2009, 07:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
nubly Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA the greatest and best country in the world!! :) Posts: 7,065	dark stool might be graphic for a few weeks now ive had a dark stool. the color kind of resembles black/blood pudding. i thought it was just normal because its happend before and it went away but i was told that it might be intestinal bleeding or blood in the stool. has anyone experienced this? if so how did you get rid of it? id rather not see a doc.

10-26-2009, 07:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,628	If there's blood, I'd see a doctor. Otherwise, it is something you are eating or drinking. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-26-2009, 08:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,628	That's what it is - Bismuth will do that - it's the chemical. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-26-2009, 08:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
meyaj Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Markham, Ontario Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 571	I read the title and thought pepto bismol too... good to see it's already been said __________________ Medications I've tried: escitalopram, bupropion, venlafaxine, sertraline, nortriptyline, hydroxyzine, lorazepam, diazepam, temazepam, clonazepam, zopiclone, mirtazapine, trazodone, quetiapine, olanzapine, paliperidone Currently taking: 2mg nortriptyline hs(tapering), 7.5mg-15mg zopiclone hs, 2mg clonazepam prn

10-28-2009, 03:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
WineKitty Status: Almost 10,000 Posts :) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alone Inside My Mind Gender: Female Posts: 9,967	You've been taking pepto every day for two weeks? That alone is worrisome if you ask me. Stomach aches can be related to intestinal issues. Lay off the pepto altogether; the problem with taking pepto in this case is that it could be masking symptoms. __________________ "The more I know about people, the better I like my dog." - Mark Twain

10-26-2009, 07:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
veryalone Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 36	Dark bloody looking stool is a classic sign of small intestinal bleeding. Also, if you are noticing obvious signs of blood it maybe due to rectal hemorrhoids as well. These would be hemorrhoids that may not necessarily present pain, but bleeding will still occur. Goto the doctor.

10-26-2009, 07:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
pita Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 2,168	If you're taking pepto bismol, it'll do that.

10-26-2009, 08:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
mkp1974 Status: bored to death Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Roxboro NC Gender: Male Age: 35 Posts: 44	I think alot of us are hypochondriacs too. Every time i get a bump I think it's cancer. I woke up a few days ago with a funny looking sore on my tongue. I figured I was dying. Now it's gone. I guess if you are anxious about one thing, you are probably anxious about many other things.