Benefiber!! Make your stools dark??????

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Registered: 09-17-2004
Benefiber!! Make your stools dark??????
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Sat, 09-25-2004 - 11:36am
My stools have been normal in color and consistency all along until this morning after I took a dose of Benefiber, which was a sample my daughter gave me. So I thought I would try it. After I took it I had loose, dark colored stools! Is this normal for this product?

The color looked like what it would look like if I ate spinach and I haven,t had anything like that lately.

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Registered: 03-23-2003
Sun, 09-26-2004 - 10:25am

Hi Ladyret!


Welcome aboard!

 
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Registered: 09-17-2004
Mon, 09-27-2004 - 3:27pm
Thanks for replying. I finally found out a couple of things today. I was told I have a gastric ulcer and he also told me Pepto Bismol can make your stools dark! Is anyone else aware that this can happen? He put me on Carafate 1 gm four times a day. I already feel better!