Abstract

Melanosis coli as a result of ingestion of bamboo leaf extract has not been reported. We describe one patient whose colonic pigmentation regressed after stopping the intake of bamboo leaf extract. Histologic changes in the colonic mucosa in this patient were compared with those in patients who had Melanosis coli as a result of anthraquinone ingestion.1,2

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