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What Causes Diarrhea, Dark Black Stools And Urge To Defecate?
I had I guess the flu, vomiting, diarea tue, wed and Thursday, I still cannot shake the diarea, urge to Go many times a day, now just passed very dark almost black stool,,,, YYYY@YYYY I had a colostomy take down done in in late Jan, so you can imagine my concern,
Fri, 30 Dec 2022
Hello,
Dark and black colored stools suggest bleeding in gastrointestinal tract. I suggest you to get upper GI endoscopy.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
Dark and black colored stools suggest bleeding in gastrointestinal tract. I suggest you to get upper GI endoscopy.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
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