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What Causes Coughing Up Black Black Substance?
i got sick last night and vomited up something dark and was anywhere between 4-6 inches long and round at the ends, right before this happened I had been coughing, before I could really tell what it actually was, it had disappeared when it was in the toliet. I don't think it was stool, scared me and still worried as to what it could have been. I still don't feel up to par. Any ideas on what it might have been? Thanks for your time.
Mon, 19 Dec 2016
Hello
I understand your concern.
The first thing to define is can you explain more clearly you had a cough or a vomitus?I mean if that black substance came out of the lungs or the stomach, because they have different plans of diagnosis and treatments too.
if you say it was a vomiting you better to do a procedure fibrogastroscopy for the stomach and if it was a cough a fibrobronchoscopy for the lungs.
if you are a heavy smoker or work in dirty environment it might be the lung problem but if you drink a lot of alchohol probably the stomach has problems.
I will advise you to see a GP than to decide about the procedures i explain.
Thank you
dr:Jolanda
Pulmonologist
I understand your concern.
The first thing to define is can you explain more clearly you had a cough or a vomitus?I mean if that black substance came out of the lungs or the stomach, because they have different plans of diagnosis and treatments too.
if you say it was a vomiting you better to do a procedure fibrogastroscopy for the stomach and if it was a cough a fibrobronchoscopy for the lungs.
if you are a heavy smoker or work in dirty environment it might be the lung problem but if you drink a lot of alchohol probably the stomach has problems.
I will advise you to see a GP than to decide about the procedures i explain.
Thank you
dr:Jolanda
Pulmonologist
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