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What Causes Bloody Stool And Vomiting?
My mother was diagnoised and treated for stage III colon cancer 1 tear ago. She recently had a scan in Feb and all was clear but she had=s recently had symptoms of bloody stools and vomiting. she saw her GP who ran blood work said she was losing blood and gave her iron RX. She was supposed to see her oncologist today but did not go. I think she should see her Oncologist asap, what do you think?
Thu, 1 Oct 2015
Hello! Thanks for putting your query in HCM. Iam Dr.Amit Jain (DM, Gastroenterologist). I appreciate your concern regarding your mother. Yes you are right that She requires urgent attention as She is loosing blood from intestine. She should undergo colonoscopy to see if thee is any recurrence or to see if she is bleeding from anastomotic site. I hope I have answered your query. If you have any further query I will be happy to answer that too. Wish you a good health
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