Bloody Or Tarry Stools Symptoms
Health Encyclopedia: Bleeding Esophageal Varices
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Vomiting -
Vomiting blood - Black, tarry stools
- Bloody stools
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Decreased urine output - Symptoms of chronic liver disease (such as
cirrhosis ) -
Excessive thirst - Paleness
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Light-headedness
Signs and tests
Physical examination:
- Signs of chronic liver disease or cirrhosis
- Low blood pressure
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Rapid heart rate - Bloody or black stool on rectal exam
Test...
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Health Guide
Bloody or tarry stools
Bloody stools often indicate an injury or disorder in the digestive tract. Your doctor may use the term "melena" to describe black, tarry, and foul-smelling stools or... Read more »Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome
...telangiectasia Symptoms Frequent nosebleeds in a child GI bleeding -- loss of blood in stool or dark black stool (melena) Shortness of breath The... Read more »Bloody or tarry stools
Stools - bloody; Hematochezia; Melena; Stools - black or tarry Home Care Call your health care provider if Call your doctor if you... Read more »Bleeding esophageal varices
...factors Bleeding varices are a life-threatening complication of portal hypertension (increased blood pressure in the portal vein caused by liver disease). The portal vein carries blood from... Read more »EGD: esophagogastroduodenoscopy
...Respiratory depression (difficulty breathing) Apnea (not breathing) Hypotension (low blood pressure) Excessive sweating Bradycardia Laryngospasm (spasm of the... Read more »
Medications
...muscle weakness/spasm painful bowel movements bloody or black stools Tell your doctor... Read more »
...this medication and related drugs have rarely caused blood clots to form, resulting in possibly... Read more »
...Infrequently, a very serious, possibly fatal decrease in blood supply to the hands/feet... Read more »
...(including meloxicam) may rarely increase the risk for blood clots, especially in people with... Read more »
...bleeding. Drugs related to naproxen have rarely caused blood clots to form, resulting in serious... Read more »
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