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Small black flakes in stool

2021-03-22 14:20:24
I have black stool because pf folic acid and multivitamin tablets.to check i stopped it for 1 day and morning day after stool was brown with a bit of black flakes. is iron tablet the reason?
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Yes absolutely. Iron cause black stools

Answered2021-03-23 06:10:43

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