Stomach Rumbling After Taking Mylanta
- Stomach Cancer
- What Is It? & Symptoms
- Diagnosis & Expected Duration
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Diagnosis
If risk factors or symptoms indicate that stomach cancer is possible, your doctor may do a fecal occult blood test to determine whether or not there is a microscopic bit of blood in the stool. However, blood does not always appear in the stool when stomach cancer is present. The next test usually will be an upper endoscopy or an upper gastrointestinal (GI) radiograph.
During an upper GI radiograph, the patient drinks a barium-containing solution that coats the stomach, and then...
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