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What Causes Dark Vomit In Terminal Cancer?

Hi my mom has terminal cancer of the kidney and now lungs. She is taking a pill form of chemo and seems to have a lot of the side effects. She eats very very little, buts drinks what she can. Now her vomit seems to be in huge amounts , more than what she would have eaten and drank put together, the last couple of times it seems to be quite dark in color, almost black. Her ankles are also very swollen, Can you tell us what this all means? Thanks a million!
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi, dear
I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern.
She has terminal stage of kidney cancer with metastasis in lung. She may have internal bleeding due to cancer or chemotherapy. It can leads to black colored vomiting. She should go for platelets count and endoscopy. Then take treatment accordingly.
Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/Drsanghvihardik, I will be happy to answer you.
Thanks for using health care magic.
Wish you a very good health.
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What Causes Dark Vomit In Terminal Cancer?

Hi, dear I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. She has terminal stage of kidney cancer with metastasis in lung. She may have internal bleeding due to cancer or chemotherapy. It can leads to black colored vomiting. She should go for platelets count and endoscopy. Then take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/Drsanghvihardik, I will be happy to answer you. Thanks for using health care magic. Wish you a very good health.