Guest guest Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Taking iron has ALWAYS made my stools dark, no matter what brand I have taken in the past. I think a lot of people get this. ??? Subject: Re: iron stoolsTo: RT3_T3 Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 1:14 PM Iron will sometimes make stools dark; I'm not sure if that's a malabsorption issue or just an incidental by-product. Yes, you need to stop all iron supplements 5 days before iron testing.>> Has anyone had the problem with iron and really foul smelling stools? > They are dark. I am on about 100 mg of iron. Does this mean I am not > absorbing. I am going to be doing an iron and ferritin test soon. > Also do I need to stop iron before test? Thanks, R.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Taking iron has ALWAYS made my stools dark, no matter what brand I have taken in the past. I think a lot of people get this. ??? Subject: Re: iron stoolsTo: RT3_T3 Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 1:14 PM Iron will sometimes make stools dark; I'm not sure if that's a malabsorption issue or just an incidental by-product. Yes, you need to stop all iron supplements 5 days before iron testing.>> Has anyone had the problem with iron and really foul smelling stools? > They are dark. I am on about 100 mg of iron. Does this mean I am not > absorbing. I am going to be doing an iron and ferritin test soon. > Also do I need to stop iron before test? Thanks, R.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 Taking iron has ALWAYS made my stools dark, no matter what brand I have taken in the past. I think a lot of people get this. ??? Subject: Re: iron stoolsTo: RT3_T3 Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 1:14 PM Iron will sometimes make stools dark; I'm not sure if that's a malabsorption issue or just an incidental by-product. Yes, you need to stop all iron supplements 5 days before iron testing.>> Has anyone had the problem with iron and really foul smelling stools? > They are dark. I am on about 100 mg of iron. Does this mean I am not > absorbing. I am going to be doing an iron and ferritin test soon. > Also do I need to stop iron before test? Thanks, R.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 YOU HAVE TO STOP IRON FOR FIVE DAYS; UGH! WILL THE READINGS BE WAY OFF IF YOU DON'T STOP THE IRON? Iron will sometimes make stools dark; I'm not sure if that's a malabsorption issue or just an incidental by-product. Yes, you need to stop all iron supplements 5 days before iron testing. > > Has anyone had the problem with iron and really foul smelling stools? > They are dark. I am on about 100 mg of iron. Does this mean I am not > absorbing. I am going to be doing an iron and ferritin test soon. > Also do I need to stop iron before test? Thanks, R. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 YOU HAVE TO STOP IRON FOR FIVE DAYS; UGH! WILL THE READINGS BE WAY OFF IF YOU DON'T STOP THE IRON? Iron will sometimes make stools dark; I'm not sure if that's a malabsorption issue or just an incidental by-product. Yes, you need to stop all iron supplements 5 days before iron testing. > > Has anyone had the problem with iron and really foul smelling stools? > They are dark. I am on about 100 mg of iron. Does this mean I am not > absorbing. I am going to be doing an iron and ferritin test soon. > Also do I need to stop iron before test? Thanks, R. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 DOES THE COLOR HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT BEING MALABSORBED? I ALSO HAVE FOUL URINE; IS THIS ALL THE THINGS I AM ON OR DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH LOW ALDOSTERONE? I AM NOT URINATING OFTEN. IF I DRINK CAFFEINE OR LEMONAIDE, I WILL HAVE TO GO, BUT IF I JUST DRINK WATER OR SALT WATER, I DON'T GO ALL DAY. R. Taking iron has ALWAYS made my stools dark, no matter what brand I have taken in the past. I think a lot of people get this. ??? From: Margery__W <m.escoffery (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net>Subject: Re: iron stoolsTo: RT3_T3 Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 1:14 PM Iron will sometimes make stools dark; I'm not sure if that's a malabsorption issue or just an incidental by-product. Yes, you need to stop all iron supplements 5 days before iron testing.>> Has anyone had the problem with iron and really foul smelling stools? > They are dark. I am on about 100 mg of iron. Does this mean I am not > absorbing. I am going to be doing an iron and ferritin test soon. > Also do I need to stop iron before test? Thanks, R.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Thank you for the links margery Not positive, but I don't think the dark color is related to malabsorption. I've read it's a harmless side effect of taking iron. I don't know exactly what you are on, but I can say that lots of B vitamins will sometimes give urine a strange smell and/or an odd color. If it was me, and I was on lots of B vities, I'd skip them for a day to see if that was the cause. Because this could also be from other causes; if it's not B vitamins it must be investigated further. Here are links to aldosterone info: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/aldosterone/ http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/aldosterone-2/ > > > > > > Has anyone had the problem with iron and really foul smelling > > stools? > > > They are dark. I am on about 100 mg of iron. Does this mean I am not > > > absorbing. I am going to be doing an iron and ferritin test soon. > > > Also do I need to stop iron before test? Thanks, R. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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