Pregnant, why is shit black?

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After pregnancy, black stool may be related to dietary factors, drug factors and disease factors.

Pregnant, why is shit black?

1. Dietary factors

During pregnancy, a large number of iron-rich foods, such as pork liver, spinach, etc., are not fully digested and absorbed iron elements combined with sulfide in the intestinal tract, may appear black stool phenomenon.

2. Drug factors

During pregnancy, take iron supplements, such as ferrous sulfate, iron dextran, ferrous gluconate, etc., iron will be combined with sulfide in the intestinal tract, resulting in black stools.

Pregnant, why is shit black?

3. Disease factors After

bleeding in the digestive tract, blood enters the intestinal tract after oxidation, mixed with feces can be black stool, but also accompanied by stomach pain, hematemesis and other symptoms.



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