Gastrointestinal bleeding black stools need to find the cause of black stools, depending on the cause of the disease can be given medication and surgery and other treatments.
Normal stool color is usually yellow, light brown, dark brown. If the stool appears black or light ink black, tar-like black can be judged as black stool, and black stool is usually an abnormal disease manifestation.
The most common cause of black stool is bleeding caused by peptic ulcer, of course, there are also some acute gastric mucosal lesions and bleeding, but also do not rule out the possibility of intestinal malignant tumors, such as gastric cancer and colon cancer.
Therefore, first of all, we need to clarify the location of gastrointestinal bleeding, then we need to go to the gastroenterology department in time, check the fecal occult blood test, check the blood routine, enteroscopy, etc., to determine whether there is a drop in hemoglobin, and further check the cause of gastrointestinal bleeding.
After a clear diagnosis, targeted treatment, peptic ulcer caused by bleeding, need to give antacid, protect the gastric mucosa and other drugs, such as omeprazole, lansoprazole, thioglycollate and so on. If it is malignant tumor, the first choice is surgery. For massive blood loss or chronic blood loss, suspended red blood cells can also be supplemented intravenously.
Patients with black stools from gastrointestinal bleeding are advised to seek timely medical attention and follow the doctor’s instructions for appropriate examination and treatment to avoid delaying the condition.