Liver problems, black stool, alchohol consumption, no drugs, eating healthy but feeling quite stuffed after a meal

I have been involved with a drinking problem for about a year now. Average about a pint a day. And I have noticed my stool is almost black these last few weeks. Diet hasn't changed, no new foods and movements are consistant. Do I need to worry about my liver yet?

Hi Black, tarry stools can be the result of eating certain foods, or consuming iron supplements, or possibly from internal bleeding. Certain food supplements containing iron, multivitamins containing iron, or substances that are black or blue in colour can also cause black stools. Foods that can cause black stools include black licorice, blueburries, and minerals like lead and bismuth. However, since you are experiencing black stools for few weeks now, it is best in your interest that a proper investigation is done. As you have been drinking alcohol for a long time, there could be severe gastritis (inflammation of the stomach) and this can lead to black stools. Also, black stools also indicate that there may be blood in the stools (which causes them to turn black). This could be due to bleeding somewhere in the upper gastrointestinal tract or peptic ulcer or in extreme circumstances some cancerous condition too. Inflammatory Bowel Disease and diverticular disease are also sources of bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract Please have a complete set of investigations done at the earliest in consultation with a physician. Best..

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Liver problems, black stool, alchohol consumption, no drugs, eating healthy but feeling quite stuffed after a meal

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