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Suggest Remedy For Sourness In Stomach
hi, i have had a sour stomach for about the last week off and on, i took some pepto today and it didn't go away, i then tried milk and other dairy products and still no luck. I then took equaline heartburn relief and it still hasnt gone away. I then took a couple of tums and it is better but not fully gone. my stool was also black. what does this mean?
Mon, 30 Apr 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
As per the narration of symptoms and black stool, this indicates intestine infection with or without ulcer stomach giving intestine bleeding.
Primary evaluation with upper GI endoscopy and laboratory tests give the best guidance of cure.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
As per the narration of symptoms and black stool, this indicates intestine infection with or without ulcer stomach giving intestine bleeding.
Primary evaluation with upper GI endoscopy and laboratory tests give the best guidance of cure.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel
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