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Abdominal Bloating, Cramping And Diarrhea. Suffer From Esophagitis. Black Vomit And Stool. Normal Ultrasound Report

For almost 2 years now I've been suffering from bouts of abdo bloating, cramping, sometimes diarrhea and fever. The bouts have slowly been becoming increasingly frequent. I suffer with oesophagitis and have been on PPI for several years. I have had 2 episodes within the past few weeks of black vomit and I've noticed at times my faeces look a little dark. The vomiting is usually followed by a short fever. I've had an abdo ultrasound with nothing found.
Mon, 8 Apr 2013
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Dear friend, welcome and thanks for entrusting your query here at Healthcaremagic!
I am Dr. Prasad Akole (Critical Care Expert- http://bit.ly/Dr-Prasad-Akole) and am glad to address to your query here.

You seem to have gut bleeding. (gastro-intestinal hemorrhage). Black stools (malaena) is due to altered blood in stools.

It is highly likely that you have an ulceration somewhere in the stomach or the lower bowel.
You need urgent evaluation, hemogram, urea, creatinine, sonography, upper and lower GI endoscopy. If appropriate, a CT scan of abdomen/ pelvis may be asked for.


I would advise an evaluation by a gastro-enterologist and treatment for bleeding.

Possibilities are ulcerative colitis, IBS (irritable bowel disease), diverticulosis, cancer, tumour etc.

I hope to have answered your query satisfactorily. I would be glad to answer any further queries. Please ask for any clarifications before closing and rating this query.
Take care and please keep me informed of your progress at http://bit.ly/Dr-Prasad-Akole
Good Luck! Thank you!!
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Abdominal Bloating, Cramping And Diarrhea. Suffer From Esophagitis. Black Vomit And Stool. Normal Ultrasound Report

Dear friend, welcome and thanks for entrusting your query here at Healthcaremagic! I am Dr. Prasad Akole (Critical Care Expert- http://bit.ly/Dr-Prasad-Akole) and am glad to address to your query here. You seem to have gut bleeding. (gastro-intestinal hemorrhage). Black stools (malaena) is due to altered blood in stools. It is highly likely that you have an ulceration somewhere in the stomach or the lower bowel. You need urgent evaluation, hemogram, urea, creatinine, sonography, upper and lower GI endoscopy. If appropriate, a CT scan of abdomen/ pelvis may be asked for. I would advise an evaluation by a gastro-enterologist and treatment for bleeding. Possibilities are ulcerative colitis, IBS (irritable bowel disease), diverticulosis, cancer, tumour etc. I hope to have answered your query satisfactorily. I would be glad to answer any further queries. Please ask for any clarifications before closing and rating this query. Take care and please keep me informed of your progress at http://bit.ly/Dr-Prasad-Akole Good Luck! Thank you!!