Blood Test Results

So, yesterday I went to the doctor's with my mum to get my blood test results from the last test.

Well, according to the results I'm officially anaemic. My Iron level is 10.5, while it should be around 11.6. A slight difference, but a difference nonetheless.

As such, I have been prescribed Ferrous Sulphate tablets, which I need to take twice a day for a month. At the end of the month, I need to have another blood test to see if my Iron levels have gotten better. To my understanding, upon reading the information sheet that came with the tablets, these tablets replace the Iron in my blood and come with a set of not-so-nice side-effects.

These side-effects include:

1) Possible constipation
2) Possible diarrohea
3) Black...stools...

So far I haven't had the urge to go to the loo, so I guess I'm not experiencing Symptom #2. That means I could be experiencing Symptom #1, but I'm not all that sure. I don't even know if I'm experiecing Symptom #3 yet...and frankly, I don't quite want to know, because the thought of making black poop scares the poop out of me.