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Frequent Bowel Movements, Watery Diarrhea. Taking O2 Medicine, Black Stools. History Of Hernia. Treatment?

I am 42 year old maleand I was passing stool on frequent basis from last two or three days, some times it was in okay form and sometime like a water, I had to go to toilet 7-8 times in a day, Doctor prescribed me o2 medicine and after two days on medication my condition become better but now from last two days I am passing black stool,I am still on o2 medication , I also have a incestional hernia in stomach which occured due to gall stone operation.
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Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
Do you have acidic belching/ abdominal bloating/ excessive flatulence/ epigastric pain/ fever/ hemetemesis?
Your symptoms suggest that you are suffering from acute gastroenteritis.
And improvement after taking O2 suggest the same.
But presence of black color stool is not a good sign.
Black color stool may be due to medicines, persistent constipation and bleeding from UGI tract.
You should consult with physician and gastro-physician and should go for endoscopy.
You should continue your prescribed medicines along with proton pump inhibitors.
Take care,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava
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Frequent Bowel Movements, Watery Diarrhea. Taking O2 Medicine, Black Stools. History Of Hernia. Treatment?

Hi, Thanks for posting your query. Do you have acidic belching/ abdominal bloating/ excessive flatulence/ epigastric pain/ fever/ hemetemesis? Your symptoms suggest that you are suffering from acute gastroenteritis. And improvement after taking O2 suggest the same. But presence of black color stool is not a good sign. Black color stool may be due to medicines, persistent constipation and bleeding from UGI tract. You should consult with physician and gastro-physician and should go for endoscopy. You should continue your prescribed medicines along with proton pump inhibitors. Take care, Dr. Mayank Bhargava