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26/09/2026

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐁𝐎𝐖𝐋 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊.
She stared at it.
Then she remembered the iron tablets she had recently started taking.
Since then, her stomach had felt unsettled.
Nausea.
Constipation.
Sometimes, stomach discomfort.
And now this.
Her stool looked almost black.
Her first thought was immediate:
“𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞.”
“𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩.”
But dark or black-looking stool can be an expected effect of oral iron.
Iron tablets may also cause nausea, constipation and stomach discomfort.
So, if your stool becomes darker after starting iron, it does not automatically mean that something dangerous has happened.
But there is something important every mother should know:
𝐈𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥.
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧.
Colour alone does not tell the whole story.
Black stool caused by gastrointestinal bleeding may look unusually sticky or tar-like.
It may also be accompanied by:
🚩 Stomach pain
🚩 Dizziness or fainting
🚩 Unusual weakness
🚩 Visible blood
🚩 Vomiting blood or material resembling coffee grounds
If this happens, don’t reassure yourself with:
“𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧.”
Please seek medical assessment promptly.
But what if the problem is mainly nausea?
Every time you see the tablet, you already feel like vomiting.
So you skip one dose.
Then another.
One day becomes two.
Two days become a week.
Not because you don’t care.
But because something meant to support your pregnancy has become difficult to tolerate.
𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲.
And don’t simply stop without telling anyone.
If iron was recommended because your body needs it, stopping treatment may leave that need unaddressed.
Tell your pharmacist or doctor:
What product are you taking?
How much are you taking?
When did the symptoms begin?
How severe are they?
Can you still eat and drink normally?
Your healthcare professional can review the iron preparation, dose and reason for treatment—and decide whether your routine needs to be adjusted or another approach should be considered.
Perhaps another mother tells you:
“𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞.”
But iron products are not all the same.
They may contain different forms and amounts of iron.
And every mother’s needs are different.
𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
The goal is not simply to make you finish a bottle of tablets.
The goal is to meet your iron needs in a way that is appropriate and tolerable—while recognising symptoms that should never be dismissed.
So, if iron changes your stool or unsettles your stomach, don’t make the decision based on fear alone.
Describe what changed.
When it started.
What the stool looks and feels like.
And which iron product you are taking.
Because sometimes, the symptom is expected.
Sometimes, the treatment needs to be reviewed.
And sometimes, your body is asking for medical attention.
𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄?
𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐎𝐌 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏.
𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒔, 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆. 𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑, 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍. 𝑺𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐁𝐎𝐖𝐋 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊.

She stared at it.

Then she remembered the iron tablets she had recently started taking.

Since then, her stomach had felt unsettled.

Nausea.

Constipation.

Sometimes, stomach discomfort.

And now this.

Her stool looked almost black.

Her first thought was immediate:

“𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞.”

“𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩.”


But dark or black-looking stool can be an expected effect of oral iron.

Iron tablets may also cause nausea, constipation and stomach discomfort.

So, if your stool becomes darker after starting iron, it does not automatically mean that something dangerous has happened.

But there is something important every mother should know:

𝐈𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥.
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧.


Colour alone does not tell the whole story.

Black stool caused by gastrointestinal bleeding may look unusually sticky or tar-like.

It may also be accompanied by:

🚩 Stomach pain
🚩 Dizziness or fainting
🚩 Unusual weakness
🚩 Visible blood
🚩 Vomiting blood or material resembling coffee grounds

If this happens, don’t reassure yourself with:

“𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧.”

Please seek medical assessment promptly.


But what if the problem is mainly nausea?

Every time you see the tablet, you already feel like vomiting.

So you skip one dose.

Then another.

One day becomes two.

Two days become a week.

Not because you don’t care.

But because something meant to support your pregnancy has become difficult to tolerate.

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲.

And don’t simply stop without telling anyone.

If iron was recommended because your body needs it, stopping treatment may leave that need unaddressed.

Tell your pharmacist or doctor:

What product are you taking?

How much are you taking?

When did the symptoms begin?

How severe are they?

Can you still eat and drink normally?

Your healthcare professional can review the iron preparation, dose and reason for treatment—and decide whether your routine needs to be adjusted or another approach should be considered.


Perhaps another mother tells you:

“𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞.”

But iron products are not all the same.

They may contain different forms and amounts of iron.

And every mother’s needs are different.

𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.


The goal is not simply to make you finish a bottle of tablets.

The goal is to meet your iron needs in a way that is appropriate and tolerable—while recognising symptoms that should never be dismissed.

So, if iron changes your stool or unsettles your stomach, don’t make the decision based on fear alone.

Describe what changed.

When it started.

What the stool looks and feels like.

And which iron product you are taking.

Because sometimes, the symptom is expected.

Sometimes, the treatment needs to be reviewed.

And sometimes, your body is asking for medical attention.

𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄?
𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐎𝐌 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏.

𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒔, 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆. 𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑, 𝒔𝒖𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍. 𝑺𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒈𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕.

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18/09/2026

Selain kelihatan sopan, etika batuk dan bersin adalah cara selamat untuk menguruskan gejala dalam masa yang sama melindungi orang sekeliling anda dari risiko penyakit berjangkit respiratori yang tersebar melalui titisan pernafasan apabila individu bergejala bersin dan batuk.

Justeru, amat penting bagi setiap lapisan masyarakat mengamalkan etika ini bagi mengelakkan penyebaran jangkitan terutamanya di tempat awam. Tegur sekiranya perlu, saling berpesan dan jadikan ia kebiasaan baharu.

18/09/2026

18/09/2026

"🧾 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐬.

Day after day, patterns involving your meals, movement, sleep and stress may influence your blood glucose even when you feel completely fine.

🔍 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙃𝙗𝘼1𝙘 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬?

📊 HbA1c reflects your average blood glucose level over the past 3 months.

😶 Prediabetes often develops without obvious symptoms, so how you feel may not always reflect what is happening with your blood glucose.

HbA1c is not a lifestyle “scorecard”. Medicines, recent illness and certain conditions affecting red blood cells may influence blood glucose or the accuracy of an HbA1c result.

🩸 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩.

✅ Check your HbA1C today and speak to a healthcare professional to understand what your results mean.

🔗 Learn more here:
https://bit.ly/asap-prediabetes-prevention

"

18/09/2026

Piramid Makanan Malaysia terkini ialah edisi 2020 yang dikeluarkan oleh Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM).

Berbeza daripada versi lama, sayur-sayuran dan buah-buahan kini berada di dasar piramid — bermakna ia perlu diambil lebih berbanding kumpulan makanan yang lain. Terdapat saranan pengambilan air kosong 6-8 gelas sehari ( satu gelas = 250 ml. Serta grafik makanan-makanan divisualkan dalam saiz 1 sajian (contoh : 1 sajian nasi = 2 senduk nasi, 1 sajian ikan = 1 ekor ikan saiz sederhana).

Jom la makan ikut Piramid Makanan Malaysia. Kalau ke pasar atau pasaraya, pastikan masukkan semua kumpulan makanan dalam senarai yang hendak dibeli. Kuantiti? Semak dengan Piramid Makanan. Piramid Makanan Malaysia 2020, Piramid Kita!

18/09/2026

🌽 JAGUNG BUKAN SAYUR! 👀

Ramai yang ingat jagung dikira sayur… sebenarnya jagung tergolong dalam kumpulan nasi, bijirin lain, produk makanan berasaskan bijirin penuh dan ubi-ubian. 🌽🍚

Jagung ialah sejenis bijirin penuh dan sumber karbohidrat. Malah, ia turut mengandungi serat, vitamin, mineral dan fitokimia. 💛

👉 Tahukah anda?
🌽 1 tongkol jagung ≈ 2 senduk nasi

Jadi, kalau makan jagung sebagai sumber karbohidrat, ambil kira ia dalam hidangan utama dan seimbangkan dengan lauk berprotein serta sayur-sayuran. 🥗🐟

Jagung tetap boleh jadi pilihan yang sihat - yang penting, tahu ia dalam kumpulan makanan yang mana! 😉