Today I want to talk about why someone would have black stools as well as how to improve your digestion, which is important.
Your poop can tell you a lot of information about your health. In fact, there is even a theory the doctor of the future will be your toilet.
If you look down and notice that your stools are black in color it could mean that you have some bleeding going on. Another sign that there is bleeding is that your poop smells very bad and is very sticky.
There is some good news and that is sometimes stools are black due to someone taking vitamins or certain medications can cause it. Also if someone is eating nothing but chocolate or Oreo cookies that could even cause it.
The main things to look for is does you poop smell very bad, do you have pains in your stomach because pain is in indicator that something is wrong. Also how often is your stools black in color? Does it happen frequently or is it rare?
You might be wondering why stools are black if there is internal bleeding because blood is red right? Shouldn't the stools be red?
The black color indicators there could be bleeding in the upper intestinal tract and it takes a little bit of time for it to leave the body. Of course thanks to the crazy foods that many people eat constipation issues are common.
The million dollar question is what is causing the bleeding. It could be an ulcer and this is a sore on the lining of the stomach. Some people think stress or spicy foods cause an ulcer, but bacteria is usually the villain.
Most of the time antibiotics are prescribed, but the bad news is that bacteria can be resistant to them and they kill off healthy bacteria in the body. Believe it or not some herbs are great for killing off bacteria and don't harm the healthy ones in the body. Other ideas to improve digestion would be phenolic compounds and something called prebiotics as well as probiotics can help.
Another cause of this bleeding could be gastritis and this is inflammation in the stomach. Inflammation is when the body attacks itself and it's the swelling with an injury, the pain with arthritis those are examples. Gastritis could be caused from prescription drugs, drinking too much, smoking, an infection or even eating too much of the wrong foods.
Other causes could be a vein in the stomach rupturing causing bleeding, cancer could cause it, taking too many pain medications and any other tear that causes bleeding.When in doubt it's best to get some tests done and see doctor because the peace of mind it will give you is priceless.
Your poop can tell you a lot of information about your health. In fact, there is even a theory the doctor of the future will be your toilet.
If you look down and notice that your stools are black in color it could mean that you have some bleeding going on. Another sign that there is bleeding is that your poop smells very bad and is very sticky.
There is some good news and that is sometimes stools are black due to someone taking vitamins or certain medications can cause it. Also if someone is eating nothing but chocolate or Oreo cookies that could even cause it.
The main things to look for is does you poop smell very bad, do you have pains in your stomach because pain is in indicator that something is wrong. Also how often is your stools black in color? Does it happen frequently or is it rare?
You might be wondering why stools are black if there is internal bleeding because blood is red right? Shouldn't the stools be red?
The black color indicators there could be bleeding in the upper intestinal tract and it takes a little bit of time for it to leave the body. Of course thanks to the crazy foods that many people eat constipation issues are common.
The million dollar question is what is causing the bleeding. It could be an ulcer and this is a sore on the lining of the stomach. Some people think stress or spicy foods cause an ulcer, but bacteria is usually the villain.
Most of the time antibiotics are prescribed, but the bad news is that bacteria can be resistant to them and they kill off healthy bacteria in the body. Believe it or not some herbs are great for killing off bacteria and don't harm the healthy ones in the body. Other ideas to improve digestion would be phenolic compounds and something called prebiotics as well as probiotics can help.
Another cause of this bleeding could be gastritis and this is inflammation in the stomach. Inflammation is when the body attacks itself and it's the swelling with an injury, the pain with arthritis those are examples. Gastritis could be caused from prescription drugs, drinking too much, smoking, an infection or even eating too much of the wrong foods.
Other causes could be a vein in the stomach rupturing causing bleeding, cancer could cause it, taking too many pain medications and any other tear that causes bleeding.When in doubt it's best to get some tests done and see doctor because the peace of mind it will give you is priceless.