Best Doctors for Black Stool Treatment in Vavilalapally, Karimnagar

Black stool is meant by melena, which may occur because of bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract. The causative factors of black stool include esophagitis, gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, erosion of the stomach lining, trauma or gastrointestinal perforation, a tear in the esophagus caused by violent vomiting, cancer in the stomach, esophagus or pancreas, viral hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola and swollen and ruptured veins in the esophagus or stomach. Black stool also occurs in individuals who consume blood sausage or large amounts of dark foods like black licorice or blueberries, iron supplements and activated charcoal. Investigations like fecal occult blood test, imaging tests like CT scan and CT angiogram and upper endoscopy are conducted to evaluate for black stool. The treatment methods to manage black stool are treating the cause of bleeding, treating the blood loss and stopping the bleeding. IV fluids or blood transfusions are also given in some cases.