What happened to the mother's black stool?

Maternal stool black, may be related to diet, drugs, gastrointestinal bleeding and other

factors.1. Diet factors

If the maternal recent consumption of more iron-rich or dark foods, such as animal blood, liver, black sesame, black fungus, etc., iron in these foods after a series of chemical reactions in the intestinal tract, may make stool appear black. This condition is usually temporary, after adjusting the diet, stool color will gradually return to

normal.2. Drug effects

The mother may be taking certain drugs, such as iron-containing preparations, bismuth agents, etc., which may also cause the stool to turn black. Generally, after stopping the drug, the stool color will also change.

3. Gastrointestinal bleeding

This is a situation that needs to be focused on. When the mother has upper gastrointestinal bleeding, such as stomach, duodenum and other parts of bleeding, hemoglobin in the blood in the intestinal tract after digestion, will produce black ferrous sulfide, resulting in black stool. Causes of gastrointestinal bleeding may be peptic ulcer, stomach tumor, esophageal and gastric varices rupture. If accompanied by abdominal pain, dizziness, fatigue, palpitation and other symptoms, should be highly alert to the possibility of gastrointestinal bleeding, need to seek medical attention in time, relevant examinations, such as stool occult blood test, gastroscopy, etc., to clarify the cause of bleeding and targeted treatment

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