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What Does Blood In Stool Indicate?
I was writing when my words suddenly disappeared. I hope I can still get through to a doctor. I passed out at home recently. Doctors at the local hospital needed to give me three units of blood and one bag of iron (IV) to get me relatively back to normal. There was occult blood in my stool, of unknown origin. I am scheduled for a colonoscopy on Nov. 20. I have type 2 diabetes. My family doctor said until he knows for sure, he s going to assume I have a bleeding ulcer. He wants me to take one 20 mg. Omeprazole delayed-release tablet daily until the colonoscopy/endoscopy. I m hesitant to follow his orders because of the possible side effects, and the effect it may have on my blood sugar readings. I m taking three Metformin a day. Thanks for any help you can offer.
Wed, 31 Jan 2018
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blood in stool has to be confirmed by colonoscopy ..you also need endoscopy to rule out duodenal ulcer
you were prescribed rightly to take omeprazole
it is standard practice
second option is tab ranitidine 150 mg two times or tab famotidine two times but omeprazole has better results
if there is some bleeding point in gut during endoscopy or colonoscopy it can be taken care during the procedure itself
but you did not tell about which side effect you are so worried
with regards dr varinder joshi
blood in stool has to be confirmed by colonoscopy ..you also need endoscopy to rule out duodenal ulcer
you were prescribed rightly to take omeprazole
it is standard practice
second option is tab ranitidine 150 mg two times or tab famotidine two times but omeprazole has better results
if there is some bleeding point in gut during endoscopy or colonoscopy it can be taken care during the procedure itself
but you did not tell about which side effect you are so worried
with regards dr varinder joshi
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