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The lower left side of my back is swollen, I have a constantpulling w a burning feeling in my left butt cheek (like dead center) going down my left leg. I ve also been having black stool for the past week but just figured it might be cause I have an ulcer. I feel like I have no energy and just been feeling blah the past week.
Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can. Black stool may be sign of some diet (iron supplements for example) but also it may be caused due to passage of blood in stool and then it is called melena. The most common cause of melena is peptic ulcer disease.[4] However, any bleeding within the upper gastrointestinal tract or the ascending colon can lead to melena.[5] Melena may also be a complication of anticoagulant medications, such as warfarin. Diagnosis of disease after patient having melena is important. For this laboratory stool examination, upper GI endoscopy and barium X-ray helps the medical attendant to find the cause. Treatment will depend on the cause. In case of peptic ulcer, conservative line of treatment will heal the ulcer, bland diet, medications for H.pylori infection will cure it. In every case, I would not ignore it and tests are necessary. Wishing you good health. Regards
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What Causes Black Stool And Swelling On The Back?
Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can. Black stool may be sign of some diet (iron supplements for example) but also it may be caused due to passage of blood in stool and then it is called melena. The most common cause of melena is peptic ulcer disease.[4] However, any bleeding within the upper gastrointestinal tract or the ascending colon can lead to melena.[5] Melena may also be a complication of anticoagulant medications, such as warfarin. Diagnosis of disease after patient having melena is important. For this laboratory stool examination, upper GI endoscopy and barium X-ray helps the medical attendant to find the cause. Treatment will depend on the cause. In case of peptic ulcer, conservative line of treatment will heal the ulcer, bland diet, medications for H.pylori infection will cure it. In every case, I would not ignore it and tests are necessary. Wishing you good health. Regards