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What Causes Black And Foul Smelling Bowel Movement?
My mum is 95 has gallbladder cancer swans given 1/3month 6month ago the last 4days she has been sick a lot black and very smelly stool having injection they don t help very much my brother and I share her care what can we expect to happen and why is it black thank you
Thu, 5 Jul 2018
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Black stool is blood coming out of gastrointestinal tract proxinally transverse colon.
Which means she is having hemorrhage from stomach or intestine.
Go to hospital for further examination.
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Black stool is blood coming out of gastrointestinal tract proxinally transverse colon.
Which means she is having hemorrhage from stomach or intestine.
Go to hospital for further examination.
Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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