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I have had diarrhea for several weeks now accompanied by loss of weight and loss of appetite. Soon after this began I had a colonoscopy and upper endoscopy. Both were completely clear. I have also had a stool study to detect blood. This was also negative. I am a 76 year old woman. The diarrhea is usually black and looks like coffee grounds; sometimes it is brown and is the same consistency as coffee grounds. It is very watery and is often explosive.
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Kindly get the tests done for giardiasis and a stool test for occult blood with along stool culture, which might help us to find out the cause and treat accordingly.
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What Causes Chronic Diarrhea And Weight Loss?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Kindly get the tests done for giardiasis and a stool test for occult blood with along stool culture, which might help us to find out the cause and treat accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.