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Green stools during second trimester
My wife is 4 months pregnant now and started taking iron tablets this month. Now she is getting green stools ... Is this considered to be issue? Why it's happening?
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With iron supplements it is expected to have black stool.please consult your doctor
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Dr. Anshika Lekhi
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
12 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Iron will produce black brown colour stool. If green then plz get a liver function test done immediately.
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Dr. Himani Gupta
Gynecologist
25 yrs exp
Navi Mumbai
Iron tablets usually causes black stools. Please do a stool routine test and find out that everything is normal
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