Has anyone taking Slow Fe and had black stools? I'm 33 weeks pregnant.
I'm calling my doctor Monday, just wanted to know if anyone has had this side effect when taking Slow FE.
Thanks
2007-10-07 02:43:07 · 10 answers · asked by jensim108 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
yes i had to take those and my stools were very black...but my doctor told me this would happen before i took them...your should have too...
everything is fine hun.x
2007-10-07 02:49:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slow Fe Pills
2016-12-10 12:19:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest that you not worry about it. Dark green stool is a sign of a lot of iron. Taking Pepto-Bismol will also turn your stool that color. You ate something that your body did not like and that is the way it handled the problem. No problem unless this continues after about 24 hours or so. You are eliminating the problem through your stools. Every time I have had an upset stomach with the stool color change, it was something I ate. Sometimes meat, sometimes other stuff, especially spinach.
2016-05-18 00:18:54 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny, my pediatrician was just talking about this when we were in to see him the other day. He said the only time to worry about black stool is if it is really really like looking into a void color black. If that is the case it is a sign of blood in the stool. There are things like iron that will turn it black but it won't be that really really dark black that he was talking about.
2007-10-07 02:49:09 · answer #4 · answered by JenMommyMom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anytime u take any kind of iron u will have dark stools. Your doctor should have warned u of this but u can read it on the side effects that the pharmacist should have given you.
2007-10-07 02:59:19 · answer #5 · answered by Krista D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about that partcular brand, but that is a very normal side effect of most prenatal vitamins,... I'm pretty sure it's because of the iron, don't worry, the darker the better, also (not to gross you out or anything) they should float, that's healthy poo!
Good luck, congratulations!
2007-10-07 02:48:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same here! You'll get that with any iron supplement.
My OB told me to take one Colace (stool softener) in the morning and one in the evening.
2007-10-07 03:07:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is a side effect. They powder kind that you can put in apple sauce turns the apple sauce black as well. I guess its just the dark nature of the chemicals.
2007-10-07 02:48:11 · answer #8 · answered by Raquel D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your poopy is the color it is due to your diet its a possibility that your iron pills changed the colors though theres nothing to worry about either way
2007-10-07 04:01:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, I cant remember exactly why but I remember asking my Doc and it is normal.
2007-10-07 02:46:22 · answer #10 · answered by bruvvamoff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋