grey putty like stools

[Crazydee39]

Hi,

Hope somebody might be able to help. I'm currently on ferrous fumate 210mg twice a day. Stools are usually black black. I know this is perfectly normal. Yesterday I passed a grey putty like stool. I did the oust thing ever and googled it lol. I put it down to a one off thing but again today I have passed another. It's more like a dark gray. Very much putty like texture. So what I would like to know is; is this normal? I'm still on the iron.
Thank in advance.

[SassyLassie]

Hello~I would ask your doctor or the pharmacist, it could very well be normal, but I am just not sure.

[Red_Star]

"4. Gray stools, pale stools, putty or clay colored stools may be seen in hepatitis, gallbladder disorders, or malabsorption conditions. Bile salts in the stool excreted by the liver give it a normal brown color. Obstruction to bile flow out of the liver (you may see the word "cholestasis"), or liver infections like viral hepatitis (A, B, C, etc.), may produce clay colored stools. Possible causes for clay colored stool result from problems in the biliary system (the drainage system of the gallbladder, liver, and pancreas): Malabsorption problems can cause undigested fat in the stool (steatorrhea) which is characterized by foul smelling, light yellow to gray, greasy or frothy stools. This may also be caused by low bile output."

http://www.enzymestuff.com/rtstools.htm