My husband, who never takes time off for illnesses, did with GI problems. Throughout yesterday, he was taking Pepto Bismol and took two before bed. He screamed down the hall to me, his wife a dental hygienist, my tongue is black!! My scientific brain started and As I was thinking call my employers, I saw the box of Pepto! Thank goodness we are laughing now!!!
Oh my God I was freaking out!!!! I had just called my doctor to get an appointment. After I couldn't get an appointment decided to check the internet before rushing to the emergency room. Thank you all for your post because I had chewed two pepto bismol tablets in bed the night before. What a relief!!!!!!!
Me too I had to take two last night before bed chewed and disolved them woke up this morning with black on my teeth and inbetween them and on my tongue. I thought I had a stomach bleed because 2 months ago my dad had cancer and died from a stomach bleed that caused his lungs to fill with asperated blood and he was throwing up black watery fluid so I thought I must have thrown up when i was sleeping and slept through it. we were getting reading to go to the hospital. Glad we didnt prob would have had alot of un nessasary tests
This discoloration is temporary and harmless. The active ingredient in Pepto-Bismol contains bismuth. When a small amount of bismuth combines with trace amounts of sulfur in your saliva and gastrointestinal tract, a black-colored substance (bismuth sulfide) is formed. This discoloration is temporary and harmless. It can last several days after you stop taking Pepto-Bismol. Individual bowel habits, your age (the intestinal tract slows down with age), and the amount of the product taken all help to determine how long Pepto-Bismol is in your system.