That movie is expected to arrive in fall 2015, but in the meantime, we're celebrating Christmas Vacation.. In honor of the holiday classic's 25th anniversary, we're catching up with where the cast is now in the gallery above.
It turns out that the active ingredient in Pepto-Bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) contains a chemical called bismuth. When a small amount of bismuth combines with trace amounts of sulfur, a black-colored substance (bismuth sulfide) is formed.
Pepto-Bismol will turn your stools black for a few days. Kaopectate should not. Black stools can also be a sign of bleeding in the digestive tract. You might go off the meds for a few days and see if the stools go back to their normal color, if not then you should see the Dr for an occult stool test to test for blood in the stools. Votes: +0.