is this black bloody stool or dark brown?

[Martin3488]

I keep making myself sick not knowing if this is black bloody stool or if it’s just dark brown. Can anyone give me a honest opinion if this looks like jet black bloody stool?

[012703060610]

This actually looks a little bit green to me. I often have stool this color and doesn't appear to have blood. However, I am certainly not a doctor and if you worried you should be seen. There are many foods and beverages that cause a green shade. Just to cover all the bases, this is a good article on green poop.

healthline.com/health/diges...

[Martin3488 in reply to 012703060610]

thank you so much. This all started happening when I stated eating Avocados. I eat them every single day now.

[012703060610 in reply to Martin3488]

OH! My husband eats them every day and has the same color!

[Viklou in reply to Martin3488]

The avocados explains the colour. Definitely more green and not black. Trust me it would be black if you had an upper gastro bleed.

[Cb1963]

DEFINITELY NOT BLACK, I had blood in my stool and its jet black, normally when you have blood in your stool and its turned black its a bleed further up in the stomach, hence its clotted up or can often come out as black dihorerea, if its fresh blood it will be still red, normally associated with colitus or Crohns disease perhaps, and sometimes pus can be found as well, and this is often at the lower part of the bowel, certain foods can turn your stools different colours, and even eating beetroot can change the colour of your urine, try not to worry yourself its probably nothing to worry about.