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Had Wisdom Tooth Extracted, Swallowed Blood, Lightheadedness, Unconsciousness. Why Am I Urinating Dark Blood?

I had my wisdom teeth pulled today and I swallowed a lot of blood. It took a good hour and a half to get the bleeding to stop. I was swallowing giant gulps of my own blood. While laying in bed I got this instant urge to have to use the restroom. While sitting on the toilet I became light headed and fainted. I fell on to the bathroom floor. My husband found me and thought I was covered in black poop but soon realized it was blood. For the rest of the day I have been peeing dark blood out of my bottom. Help
Mon, 28 Oct 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic
As you have lost lot of blood during dental extraction,leading to hypotension and developed light headed because of anoxia of the brain due less blood supply
You are passing dark blood (melena) as the swallowed blood is altered in the stomach and intestines
The color will become normal within 2-3 days
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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Had Wisdom Tooth Extracted, Swallowed Blood, Lightheadedness, Unconsciousness. Why Am I Urinating Dark Blood?

Hi, Thank you for asking question on health care magic As you have lost lot of blood during dental extraction,leading to hypotension and developed light headed because of anoxia of the brain due less blood supply You are passing dark blood (melena) as the swallowed blood is altered in the stomach and intestines The color will become normal within 2-3 days Hope this answer will serve your purpose Please feel free to ask any more queries if required Take care Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH Associate professor of pediatrics