Can Eating Fresh Cherries Turn Your Stool Black?

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Connor Sephton answered
No, eating fresh cherries does not turn stool black. Fresh cherries is one of the healthiest types of food you can feed your body. There are many significant benefits to this delicious tasting fruit.

• Cherries are very low in calories, making it an ideal snack wherever you may be. It will fill you up and you don't have to worry about packing on additional pounds when you snack on fresh cherries. You can even make it into fresh juice to cool you down on hot days.
• Cherries also contain powerful ingredients that strengthen your immune system. Studies have shown that these are rich in melatonin, an important anti oxidant which has been proven to sooth the brain's neurons, making you calmer and less irritable. The melatonin content of cherries also contributes to reduction in insomnia, headaches, and neurosis. It also contains powerful elements that help to fight cancer, neurological disease, aging, and pre-diabetes.
• It has a rich mineral content including copper, manganese, potassium, iron, and zinc. These are all utilized by the body to keep the heart and brain healthy, and also contribute to cell health. These minerals are also good for controlling heart rate as well as blood pressure.
• They contain pigments known as anthocyanin glycosides, which are evident in the reddish or bluish color of the fruit. These are recognized for their powerful anti-oxidant properties as well. There are also anti-inflammatory contents in cherries which help give you a healthy heart, and is concentrated on the cherry's skin so don't peel them off.
• The best and healthiest way to enjoy cherries is to eat them in season. In the United States, cherry season lasts from May until the end of Augusts. When buying cherries, choose those that are shiny and bright with firmly attached green stalks.

There are no disadvantages to eating cherries so you don't have to worry about getting black stool from it.
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Anonymous answered

I don't think this person was looking for a biology lesson about cherries, they probably had a dark stool and wanted to know if cherries they ate caused it, which they could have.

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