The stool is too dark and dry. What's going on?

Stool is too dark and dry, consider dietary factors, drug factors, disease factors, etc.

1, dietary factors

If the intake of diet contains high iron content, such as animal liver, animal blood, etc., the iron element in the food will make the stool color darker and darker after oxidation in the intestinal tract. At the same time, if the drinking water is insufficient or the cellulose content in the food is low, it will lead to dry stool difficult to discharge.

2, Drug factors

Iron, bismuth and other drugs can lead to black and dry stool color, generally after stopping the stool can gradually return to normal.

3, Disease factors

Gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, intestinal polyps, digestive tract tumors and other diseases, the above symptoms will also appear.