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What Causes Black Coloured Bowels Post A Choleocystectomy?
Hello. Not sure if this is normal, I just had my gallbladder and a ruptured hernia removed 2weeks tomorrow. I was in emergency last week do to server back pain and a allergic reaction from an antibiotic. They also said I had some fluids around where they took my gallbladder out. However now I m having black, tary almost like coffee grounds, bowl movements. Should I be worried??? Thanks! Peggy
Mon, 18 Jul 2016
Hi Peggy
This indicates an upper gastrointestinal bleed like from gastritis or a peptic ulcer. It wouldn't be related to your surgery but you need to let your doctor know about this since you'll need upper endoscopy to determine exactly what's bleeding
This indicates an upper gastrointestinal bleed like from gastritis or a peptic ulcer. It wouldn't be related to your surgery but you need to let your doctor know about this since you'll need upper endoscopy to determine exactly what's bleeding
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