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On Wellbutrin For Depression. Reason For Abdominal Pain, Vomiting And Blood In Stool?
Question: Most likely diagnosis? 35 year old female. 5'0. 110 lbs. generally good health. current moderate to severe stress level due to divorce & family medical issues. moderate depression. currently taking 150 mg Wellbutrin daily. Patient has been vomiting & defecating blood (blood both in stool & with stool) for the last 9 hours. Patient also has abdominal pain severe enough to have been given pain meds. Abdominal pain woke patient up in middle of night. A CT scan has been ordered.
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Most likely the reason of such bleeding is peptic ulcer. Especially if the blood in stool is black however in some cases the blood can be red (when diarrhea is also present). The pain should be located in upper middle abdomen. In some cases such bleeding can be also caused by small intestine vessel malformation.
The very first test which should be performed when GI bleeding appears is upper GI endoscopy, and if no findings colonoscopy. CT wont tell anything and should be done only if small intestine bleeding is possible.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Thank you for the query.
Most likely the reason of such bleeding is peptic ulcer. Especially if the blood in stool is black however in some cases the blood can be red (when diarrhea is also present). The pain should be located in upper middle abdomen. In some cases such bleeding can be also caused by small intestine vessel malformation.
The very first test which should be performed when GI bleeding appears is upper GI endoscopy, and if no findings colonoscopy. CT wont tell anything and should be done only if small intestine bleeding is possible.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks for your quick reply. Very helpful information. Would the probable fiagnosis change if bleeding was only with stool, but not in stool & all the other symptoms were the same? Thanks.
Hello!
Blood with stool (on the surface of it or on the toilet paper) which is bright red, fresh, is most likely caused by hemorrhoids. Rectal polyp or rectal cancer can also be a reason.
Blood mixed with the stool and bright red is caused by large intestine tumors or inflammatory bowels disease (like Crohn`s disease).
Dark blood mixed with the stool or tarry stool is caused by bleeding from upper digestive tract (peptic ulcer, small intestine vessel). Bloody vomits are caused by either peptic ulcers or esophagus varices (due to liver cirrhosis).
Depending of the probable source, colonoscopy or endoscopy is the first step in diagnostics.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
Blood with stool (on the surface of it or on the toilet paper) which is bright red, fresh, is most likely caused by hemorrhoids. Rectal polyp or rectal cancer can also be a reason.
Blood mixed with the stool and bright red is caused by large intestine tumors or inflammatory bowels disease (like Crohn`s disease).
Dark blood mixed with the stool or tarry stool is caused by bleeding from upper digestive tract (peptic ulcer, small intestine vessel). Bloody vomits are caused by either peptic ulcers or esophagus varices (due to liver cirrhosis).
Depending of the probable source, colonoscopy or endoscopy is the first step in diagnostics.
Hope this will help.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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