Best Doctors for Black Stool Treatment in Mp Nagar, Bhopal

Black stool is a dark, tarry or black coloured stool,also known as melena. It occurs due to various medical conditions like gastrointestinal bleeding (upper GI tract) in which the iron in the blood reacts with acid in the stomach and forms dark coloured stool, bismuth subsalicylate, iron supplements or medications, activated charcoal, esophageal varices , H. pylori infection,IBD, stomach cancer etc. Black stool should be diagnosed and treated immediately as it can lead to complications like severe anemia due to blood loss, low blood pressure(hypotension) and shock .Diagnosis is made by medical history, laboratory tests, stool examination,endoscopy (upper GI endoscopy) and imaging studies ( X-rays, CT ,MRI scans) to find the underlying cause and treat accordingly that may include management of the GI bleeds or infections ,fluid replacement, blood transfusion if necessary,endoscopic treatments( cauterization) and surgery in severe cases.