Dark Brown stool, almost black? | The J-Pouch Group

ValenMember

Hello All,

I might just be totally overreacting but I just had a BM and it came out practically black. No pain or any symptoms, feeling quite well actually. Foods tend to alter my stool color (some of them), and I remembered that I ate a chocolate and vanilla muffin earlier today. Could the chocolate me changing the color? Whenever I eat chocolate my stool does turn darker, but never this dark. Am I overthinking?

5/9/224:18 PM

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CTBarristerMember

Did you take any medications or supplements besides what you ate? Certain medications and supplements will darken stools. Certainly an iron supplement would.

5/9/224:30 PM

ValenMember

Nope, nothing at all.

5/9/224:31 PM

DeMember

Very dark almost black stool is often a sign of blood. Please call your doctor if it continues.

ValenMember

Update: Just chocolate cake

New577Member

I am guessing, food.

I had a chocolate protein bar for dinner last night. At 1am, I emptied before bedtime and BM was black.
Today back to brown color.

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