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Why is feces black?
1. High iron intake
2. Consume red or black food
3. Consuming certain medications or supplements
4. Gastric ulcer
5. Esophageal varices
6. Mallory-Weiss syndrome
7. Duodenitis
8. Esophagitis
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Have you ever paid attention to color?
feces
You?
Stool color
indicates health condition.So, why is feces black?
The color of feces is usually influenced by the food consumed.However, normal stool is brown.This color is obtained from bile fluid to digest fat.
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As it passes through the digestive system, the pigment undergoes chemical changes and turns brown.Apart from brown, sometimes feces are yellow, greenish yellow, pale white, or black.
Why is feces black?
You need to be wary of unusual stool colors, including black stools.Apart from what is consumed, black feces can also indicate certain diseases.
1. High iron intake
A diet high in iron makes feces black.Foods high in iron include nuts, red meat and beets.Consuming iron supplements can also make stool black.
When digested, the intestines cannot absorb all the iron into the body so the excess is excreted in the feces.Iron also changes the color of feces to black without changing the smell.
2. Consume red or black food
Red or dark black foods can darken the stool such as,
licorice
(liquor root), blackberry,
dark chocolate
, foods with red coloring, and beets.
3. Consuming certain medications or supplements
Iron supplements can make stool black and can disappear within the first few days of use.Then black feces can also be caused by consuming anticoagulant and anti-inflammatory drugs.
4. Gastric ulcer
Gastric ulcers are a condition where there are lesions in the lining of the stomach.Symptoms include stomach pain, vomiting, and bleeding that can be seen in the stool.
Usually the feces contain blood, the color is much darker and the smell is very foul.
5. Esophageal varices
Why is feces black?One cause is esophageal varices or broken esophageal blood vessels.
Ruptured blood vessels cause vomiting of blood and there is blood in the feces so that the feces are black.
6. Mallory-Weiss syndrome
Mallory-Weiss syndrome is characterized by small sores in the lining of the esophagus.In severe cases, symptoms can include dark stools, dizziness, stomach pain, and fainting.
The syndrome is caused by excessive vomiting or a strong blow to the stomach.This condition commonly occurs in people with a history of alcohol abuse, stomach acid reflux, or hyperemesis gravidarum.
7. Duodenitis
Duodenitis is inflammation of the tissue lining the duodenum or the first part of the small intestine.Launching from
Old Saude
Symptoms of duodenitis include stomach pain, nausea, vomiting and flatulence.
Then in severe cases, bleeding occurs along the digestive tract so that the feces are black.
8. Esophagitis
Esophagitis is one of the reasons why feces are black.Esophagitis or inflammation of the esophagus is characterized by heartburn, a bitter taste in the mouth, sore throat, and in serious cases, there is bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.
This bleeding makes the stool black.
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