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What Causes Greenish And Black Stool?
Hi i have upper left mild abdominal pain, since a month. It comes and goes. Doctors identified it as gastritis. Today i had a two toned stool- greenish on the outside and light black in the middle. what could this be? I have no history of cancer and am 27 years old
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
Hi,
Welcome to HealthcareMagic.
I have read your query and understand your concern.
Its gastritis only, and at your age we usually don't think of cancer.
The color of stool depends to a great extent on what you have eaten in the past 2-3 days. And if you have not eaten anything like that, then your stool might be suggestive of a mild upper gi tract bleeding, though it is not classical of it with this color.
So, i would suggest, that you take a course of a PPI tablet like pantaprazole or omeprazole for a month to allow all the ulcers in your stomach to heal completely. Also you need to avoid tea, coffee, soda drinks, and spicy foods and stress as these will make your gastritis worse.
Hope I have been helpful.
Regards,
Dr. Ashish Verma
Welcome to HealthcareMagic.
I have read your query and understand your concern.
Its gastritis only, and at your age we usually don't think of cancer.
The color of stool depends to a great extent on what you have eaten in the past 2-3 days. And if you have not eaten anything like that, then your stool might be suggestive of a mild upper gi tract bleeding, though it is not classical of it with this color.
So, i would suggest, that you take a course of a PPI tablet like pantaprazole or omeprazole for a month to allow all the ulcers in your stomach to heal completely. Also you need to avoid tea, coffee, soda drinks, and spicy foods and stress as these will make your gastritis worse.
Hope I have been helpful.
Regards,
Dr. Ashish Verma
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