Q: Stomach Issues - Black Stools, Bouts of Diarrhea, Etc.
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larbouma
on November 1st, 2007
New User
I would like some feed back on what I am experiencing. See if anyone else has experienced this or would know what these symptoms add up to. Sorry if I get too explicit, but more information the better, right? Anyway, for the past couple of months, I have been having bouts of diarrhea. When I get it I will have it all day long. I'll even check with my husband to see how he feels thinking we ate something bad, but he'll be fine. I also have cronic heartburn. I will get it so bad that I will make myself throw up in order to relieve the pain. It doesn't matter what I eat. I can have a peanut butter sandwhich and get heartburn. I have been checked for an ulcer and the test came back negative. My doctor prescribed me medicine which works great but I wonder if it is only masking a larger lying problem. Lately I have been getting fatiqued easily and even light headed with dizzyness. I have been checked for anemia and it also came back negative. My blood has a healthy iron count (41 points). Just today, I suddenly got really nauseated and when I went to the bathroom, my stools were black. I have been getting this for a while now off and on. Maybe I am drinking too much beer, but I just took a month off from drinking all together and was still getting these symptoms. Also, sometimes when I am getting out of bed, my stomach will cramp up like a quick stabbing pain. I also bloat up really easily even when I am not PMSing. Any thoughts would be appreciated. I do have a followup with my doctor at the end of the month. Thanks.
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