Coffee Ground Stool, Gastrointestinal Bleeding Nbme Pediatrics Shelf Exam Gastroenterology Flashcards Memorang

All shades of brown and even green are considered normal.

Coffee mate liquid creamer philippines. Although i know this is a sign of the iron pills i have been fatigue and have had stabbing pain in my stomach and small bowel area. Today had 7 bouts so far answered by dr. Nausea throwing up or having vomit that looks like coffee grounds.

I have had coffee ground stools for several days. I am also constantly thirsty and weak. Coffee ground emesis is a term used to describe vomiting material that resembles coffee grounds though it is in point of fact blood in stomach.

I also have crohns. I have recently started talking iron pills because my blood test showed i have iron deficiency. Substances such as iron supplements black licorice black stout and bismuth.

A 44 year old member asked. Stool comes in a range of colors. Some medicines for ulcers lower the amount of acid in your stomach.

Black stools can indicate bleeding in the upper gi tract. Often it means bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract esophagus stomach or small. Sometimes these specks are described as having a coffee grounds appearance.

Stools that are black especially if they have the appearance of coffee grounds suggest gastrointestinal bleeding. If you have coffee ground stool or blood in stool that looks like coffee ground it could mean that it has been processed by acid. Black coffee ground stool is usually an indicator of gastrointestinal bleeding not always but usually.

There are many possible reasons for coffee ground stools yes one can be a bleeding ulcer or bleeding in the intestines hemmorhoids gi cancers colitis. Others coat and protect it from the damage that stomach. As a general rule the longer blood travels in the gi tract the darker it tends to be in the stool.

Stool color is generally influenced by what you eat as well as by the amount of bile a yellow green fluid that digests fats in your stool. Initially thought is was a reaction to amox i was on. It is a serious problem that needs emergency medical examination.

Today i noticed i have coffee ground like stool. Hemmorhage is a possibility and can prove fatal. One must not assume that this is something that can wait.

Only rarely does stool color indicate a potentially serious intestinal condition.