I had not been taking iron and called my doctors answering service on Sunday, Dec. 13th. The doctor returned my call and told me to go to Rex Hospital.  After doing testing they discovered that I was bleeding.  I was admitted to Rex and was there 5 days.  They also discovered from a CAT scan that was done there that I had a nodule on one of my adrenal glands.   I was told that my iron level was low and that I would need an iron infusion and possibly another within a couple of weeks after discharge.  Apparently,  they discovered after surgery, that I was anemic before surgery.  Anyway, I'm home now and still feeling very tired.  Working on getting enough protein and liquids.  I'll sure be glad when I get my energy back.  Thanks for responding to my email.

Brenda

What does that mean?

Black could mean blood from the upper portions of the gi tract. It might be left over from surgery but I would get on that quick especially if you are having increased pain of any kind.

I started having really yucky black runny stools this morning early around 1:30am and I've had about 3 since then.  I called and left message with Dr. Enochs office to call me back but they have not returned my called yet.  I'm thinking that I may have drank too much protein yesterday afternoon and that is what caused this problem.  I drank Isopure Carb Free Protein drink yesterday morning and then in the afternoon I drank one of those bullet protein drinks that had 25 g of protein for 2.9 oz.   Has anyone had this problem since their gastric bypass surgery?
Thanks,
Brenda (Raleigh)