Taking pantoprazole usually does not cause black stools.
Pantoprazole is a proton pump inhibitor, can inhibit the secretion of gastric acid to protect the gastric mucosa, to avoid the occurrence of gastric mucosal damage, taking the drug does not usually cause black stools, if black stools occur, it is recommended to first recall whether there has been a recent intake of animal blood products, iron and bismuth such as ferrous succinate, bismuth potassium citrate and so on.
If you have not eaten the above substances recently, you need to consider whether there is a bleeding disease of the digestive tract, such as gastric, duodenal ulcer bleeding, etc., it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, improve gastroscopy, duodenoscopy and other related examinations, to further clarify the condition and actively carry out the relevant treatments, and if the amount of bleeding is large, it is necessary to consider whether it is necessary to carry out surgical treatment.