Darker stool

[Mel1981 4]

Hey all,

I've noticed a few times over the last couple of weeks that my stool has come out a pretty dark brown.  Last week, the day after we had some green waffles (food coloring for St. Patrick's day) it was darker.  This week I've had homemade chocolate cake twice.  Could these both cause that kind of issue.  I wouldn't say it's black or anything just noticeably darker.

[Holls 1451]

7 hours ago, Mel1981 said:

Hey all,

I've noticed a few times over the last couple of weeks that my stool has come out a pretty dark brown.  Last week, the day after we had some green waffles (food coloring for St. Patrick's day) it was darker.  This week I've had homemade chocolate cake twice.  Could these both cause that kind of issue.  I wouldn't say it's black or anything just noticeably darker.

Absolutely the green and chocolate cake will do this. I had diverticulitis four years ago and I knew something wasn't right Bec I wasn't feeling well but my stools were Stark black.. I've asked my Dr several times after that episode when I have dark dark brown stools if it's okay and they don't care the shade of brown as long as it's brown.. and let me go the other way with this . My friend had liver cancer and she had white stools.. so absolutely you are okay. Hugs. 

[Mel1981 4]

12 hours ago, Holls said:

Absolutely the green and chocolate cake will do this. I had diverticulitis four years ago and I knew something wasn't right Bec I wasn't feeling well but my stools were Stark black.. I've asked my Dr several times after that episode when I have dark dark brown stools if it's okay and they don't care the shade of brown as long as it's brown.. and let me go the other way with this . My friend had liver cancer and she had white stools.. so absolutely you are okay. Hugs. 

Thanks Holls. So you're saying that it's very noticeable when black? My mind wants to play tricks on me and make me think certain things. I went again this morning and it's still dark. I looked close for a bit and it seems dark brown but my mind is saying black.

[Mel1981 4]

I also forgot to mention a had about the total of a handful of blueberries over the last couple of days. Not a lot but some.

[Holls 1451]

10 hours ago, Mel1981 said:

Thanks Holls. So you're saying that it's very noticeable when black? My mind wants to play tricks on me and make me think certain things. I went again this morning and it's still dark. I looked close for a bit and it seems dark brown but my mind is saying black.

Mine was startling.. I noticed it first when I wiped . I know that's a lot of information, sorry but I want to be honest to ease any fears you have. When I wiped it looked as dark as devils food cake.. then when I looked, my stool was black. (I had diverticulitis and it was painful but antibiotics cleared it up. So even mine wasn't too serious. ) I forgot to mention I had a coworker that had colon cancer and she had black stools and black blood clots .. she is almost 9 years cancer free.. so don't worry about the darker brown.. it's absolutely something you ate changing the color. If I drink too much milk or eat too much ice cream I have tan colored stools and I've also asked my Dr about that and again she said I don't care if it's brown .. I care if it's white or black .. so that says a lot. 

[MARC 258]

My GI physician told me stool color can vary each time you go. He said to not worry unless they are red,  black or white/gray. 

[Mel1981 4]

Thanks. So far I've gone 3 times after and it's been more of the lighter brown. I'm hoping it was all the blueberries and stuff I had.

[Mel1981 4]

On 3/27/2020 at 12:51 PM, MARC said:

My GI physician told me stool color can vary each time you go. He said to not worry unless they are red,  black or white/gray. 

I noticed that I posted a couple of months ago regarding darker stool. Hopefully just been things I've eaten.