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eurgh, i just did a poo and it was a really really dark black colour and kind of freaked me out. why is this happening to me? :(
 

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Normally a sign of drinking too much, especially red wine.
 

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Its also could be something alot more serious, so unless you drank alot of guiness or red wine the night before, got see a doctor.

Blood from stomach ulcers will turn your poop dark, as can quite a few other medical conditions

better safe then sorry
 

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black poo is often reminisant of a high iron content,
have you been drinking alot of blood lately ?
 

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If it's dark black and not dark brown then it might be blood in it and this is not a good sign. If it keeps up like that, visit a doctor.

But as some said, it might be some food/drinks with iron, if iron mixes up gastric acid your poo gets black too. Some are known to shit black after some wine :).
 

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Usually to do with drinking.
Could be internal damage.
Could be high iron content.

Drink water, see if it changes.
Drink OJ/AJ, see if it changes.
If not, see GP.
 

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well ive eaten nothing but barbequed meat since wednesday and drank a fair bit too so i think that might be it. time for a salad!
 

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well there's your reason.

also you'll find that often find that if it's due to internal bleeding
it'll will show it self as a thin dark/black crust

so if your looking a light coloured poo with a black crusting "outer layer" then it's time to get the doctor on the phone asap.

all dark poo can be a whole bunch of things, so as a rule of thumb you shouldnt worry too much unless it's consistant over a longer period of time or accompanied by lower abdominal pain.
 

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Youve been drinking heavily. Thats why. So much so it made your intestines bleed maybe? :D

Probably not healthy, but shit happens :p
 

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lol spinich makes your poo black also and you dont see popeye running about going "omg i got black poo heeelp, olive call 911 ffs! its black!!"

poo threads are so dull these days, cant we at least get an interesting one like "omg i just went for a poo and half my lower intestines came out with it!" or "I went for a poo and just before i flushed i saw something swim off round the u bend!!" or even one of those fabled vertical poos which dont just lollop about in the bowl but actually stand up snakelike and peer out the rim at you Oo
 

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well there's your reason.

also you'll find that often find that if it's due to internal bleeding
it'll will show it self as a thin dark/black crust

so if your looking a light coloured poo with a black crusting "outer layer" then it's time to get the doctor on the phone asap.

If it's got a 'black crust' on the outside how the f*ck are you meant to know if it's a diff colour on the inside without pulling it apart? :eek:
 

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I'm disturbed that so many people are so well poo-educated.
wtf.
 

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In the UK, toilets and poo are a cultural obsession
 

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Shouldnt there be a joke about Emile Heskey somewhere? i am i a few years too late?
 

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Your turning in to the Poo MONSTAARRRHHH!!1
 

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if it persists a few days or repeats within a month or so go see a doctor

this can be very serious
 

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yeah you know when you've been on the red wine the night before alright. Black shit, black tongue, black teeth...
 

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