Generally speaking, people have to defecate every day. Because stool is a kind of excrement that food is digested by human body and excreted through certain accumulation. It is normal to defecate once a day or 2~3 times a day. The health status of our body can be reflected by stool. When the color of stool changes, it shows that there may be some conditions in our body. So, what about black? Next, I will answer this question for you.

What's with the black stool?

1, drug factor

The stool is black, which may be caused by drug factors. If you take blood-enriching iron, traditional Chinese medicine, Weibizhi, pectin bismuth and other drugs, it will lead to black stool. In addition, blood diseases can also cause patients to have melena, such as leukemia, hemophilia, thrombocytopenia, aplastic anemia and other diseases. Therefore, it is recommended that patients seek medical treatment in time to avoid aggravating their illness.

2. Dietary factors

Black stool may be caused by dietary factors. If you eat animal blood, beef, pork liver, mulberry, bayberry and other foods, you may have black stool. In addition, constipation can also cause melena. Because constipation makes the feces stay in the intestine for a long time, and then the phenomenon of black stool appears. It may also be accompanied by difficulty in defecation and dry stool. It is suggested that patients can eat more food to relieve constipation and take medication if necessary.

3, digestive tract diseases

The stool is black, which may be caused by digestive system diseases. Because digestive tract diseases can cause gastrointestinal bleeding, resulting in patients with melena. Gastrointestinal diseases that can cause melena include gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, intussusception, gastroptosis and acute gastritis. In addition, malignant tumors such as rectal cancer and colon cancer can also lead to melena. Therefore, if the patient has black stool, it is recommended to go to the hospital for gastrointestinal endoscopy in time.

The above is an introduction about how black the stool is. I hope the above contents are helpful to you. I wish you good health and a happy life.