Hi was wondering if anyone has had black stools when you go to the toilet feeling sick and in a lot of pain in your stomach l have cirrhosis of the liver through medication that I was on .
Black stools : Hi was wondering if... - British Liver Trust
Black stools
Black, tarry stool is a red flag symptom and needs urgent hospital attention as it potentially indicates an ongoing internal bleed. Do not ignore this, get to a&e.
Best wishes, Katie
From BLT page on cirrhosis:-
If you have any of the following symptoms you must see a doctor straight away, especially if you have recently been diagnosed with cirrhosis:
fever with high temperatures and shivers, often caused by an infection
shortness of breath
vomiting blood
very dark or black tarry stools (faeces)
periods of mental confusion or drowsiness.
Although these symptoms may seem very different, because your liver is responsible for so many different functions, if it stops working properly, a range of problems can result.
Hi petrina. I second what Katie has said, please don't ignore your symptoms
Trip to a&e , try not to worry but this needs to be sorted
My best wishes
Linda
I have been to my doctor's with it she was going to call up my doctor that I see for my liver and see if I can get the camera test done again quickly
Glad you've already seen the GP ,but I really wouldn't wait until they sort out any appt with your hepatologist.. it could take a few weeks yet just don't leave things to chance ,especially where possible internal bleeding may be concerned .I'm not trying to worry you at all , just making you aware of the importance.
Keep us posted
Linda
My private consultant is a professor.
He said if I ever get black tarry stools I must immediatly go to A&E and not my GP.
Hi just back from the hospital I have to stop my iron tablets and up my reflux tablets and I have to go back to the hospital
Hi petrina .Glad you went to the hospital.
So I take it there's no internal bleeding then, your iron tablets obviously causing some sort of problem
When do you have to go back ?
I hope you are feeling a bit better
Go to a&e NOW, this is an emergency, I had black tarry poo, an hour later I vomited up nearly all the blood in my body, if I hadn't been in hospital at the time I would have died. I may be less serious but don't take the risk.Hilary xx
Hi - have you started taking iron tablets? They make your stools black. Just a thought