Typical complaints of upper gastrointestinal bleeding are vomiting blood and black stools.
Upper gastrointestinal tract mainly refers to bleeding from the stomach, esophagus, and duodenum, as well as bleeding from the pancreas, biliary tract, and jejunal bleeding after gastrointestinal anastomosis. The most common causes of upper gastrointestinal tract are peptic ulcer, esophagogastric fundus varices, acute gastric mucosal lesions and gastric cancer.
1. Vomiting blood: Acute hemorrhage in upper gastrointestinal tract is often manifested as vomiting blood, vomiting blood or coffee grounds-like material, and the color of vomited blood can be coffee color, dark red or bright red. The color of the vomited blood is coffee-colored, dark red, bright red. The amount of bleeding is small and digested by stomach acid, then most of the vomited coffee-like material. If the amount of bleeding is large and the speed of bleeding is fast, which exceeds the ability of stomach acid to process, then the patient vomits fresh blood or dark red blood, and even with blood clots.
2. Black stools: the stools are black and tarry, and sticky and shiny. If the bleeding is large and the blood stays in the intestines for a short time, the feces may be dark red. Peripheral circulatory failure may occur, patients may complain of dizziness, fatigue, palpitations (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), cold extremities and other discomforts.
If the upper gastrointestinal bleeding patients timely regular hospital consultation, complete the relevant examination, clear cause, systematic diagnosis and treatment.