Guest guest Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 ok..not to be gross, but I poo'd for the first time since having the surgery..didn't know if it was supposed to be as dark as it was. Is it? I won't go into to many details, but lemme tell ya, it was dark. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 to be honest i cant remember the color of my first poop after surgery but i think it was normal to light, i wasnt taking iron tablets, if you are taking seperate iron tablets i know that can sometimes make poops dark. colleenDelaina wrote: ok..not to be gross, but I poo'd for the first timesince having the surgery..didn't know if it wassupposed to be as dark as it was. Is it? I won't gointo to many details, but lemme tell ya, it was dark.__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Thanks Colleen...I am taking iron.. ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Yes, a dark poo is ok. It is blood in your stool from having your stomach cut. You may have blood (black) stools the first few times you go. It mentioned that in my discharge paperwork. Laurie __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Its the unabsorbed iron. Are you taking it with a vitamin C? If not try that. Huggles > ok..not to be gross, but I poo'd for the first time > since having the surgery..didn't know if it was > supposed to be as dark as it was. Is it? I won't go > into to many details, but lemme tell ya, it was dark. > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 It's possible there was still some blood in there from your actual surgery. I wouldn't worry TOO much about it if it was just a one-time thing. If future poops are dark (do you mean kinda like wet coffee grounds?), check with the doc PRONTO! Do be aware that iron can sometimes cause dark poops, so don't panic. Just check with the doc. Delaina wrote: > ok..not to be gross, but I poo'd for the first time since having the > surgery..didn't know if it was supposed to be as dark as it was. Is > it? I won't go into to many details, but lemme tell ya, it was dark. -- Eleanor Oster eleanor@... (personal address) www.smallboxes.com/gastricbypass.htm San , CA Open RNY (100 cm bypassed) 07/15/2003 P. Fisher, M.D., Kaiser Richmond (CA) ~5'9 " tall 05/09/2003 319 Orientation 07/15/2003 ~290 Surgery Current 150-155 Goal until plastics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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