The black color of stool like sheep’s stool is considered to be the cause of intestinal dysfunction, dietary factors and gastrointestinal diseases.
1. Intestinal dysfunction: Stools that stay in the intestines for too long and are dry will become black like sheep’s stool, which is a sign of intestinal dysfunction.
2. Dietary factors: eating food with melanin leads to changes in stool properties, such as eating too much pig’s blood, seaweed, etc. is also black.
3. Gastrointestinal diseases: the color of stools is closely related to gastrointestinal diseases, such as upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by black stools.
If the black stool for a long time, it is best to go to the hospital to do routine stool examination and gastroenteroscopy, to clarify the cause of the disease to give targeted treatment.