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Effects · health adverse

Stool Color Change

Alteration in the normal color of feces, such as darkening to black when taking iron supplements. Usually harmless but a noticeable effect.

Supplements
6
Practices
2
Habits
2
How we rate evidence

Probability — how likely the effect is to show up

  • Very high
  • High
  • Medium
  • Low

Evidence — where the data comes from

  • Scientific Meta-analyses and randomized trials
  • Clinical Clinical trials and practice
  • Animal research Animal studies
  • People reports User reports and anecdotes
  • Theoretical Mechanistic reasoning, not yet tested

Reported as a side effect of (10)

Probability Very high 3 High 3 Medium 1 Low 3
Evidence People reports 9 Theoretical 1

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