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Question
Hello doctor,
These days, when I go to the toilet, the stool is usually black and has no shape (like diarrhea). In particular, after drinking alcohol, the stomach often has shady pain. So the doctor asked me to have black stools, abdominal pain after drinking alcohol, what is the disease? How to prevent doctor? Thank you doctor.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Specialist Doctor I Dong Xuan Ha - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine, Vinmec Ha Long International General Hospital.
Hello friend,
With the question " Black stools, abdominal pain after drinking alcohol is what disease? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Black stools can be caused by many causes, often caused by eating blood soup, taking iron,... However, this can be a serious symptom of the disease. gastrointestinal tract. You may be bleeding somewhere in your digestive tract. It is described as loose, black, coffee-like, stale stools.
Gastrointestinal bleeding due to many causes such as esophageal varices, heart-gastric bulge in cirrhosis, esophageal tear caused by vomiting, erosive ulcers on blood vessels, tumors, large polyps, in some cases severe enteritis, intestinal tuberculosis,...
Bleeding levels also range from mild to severe, even death due to acute blood loss.
Your case is black, loose stools, abdominal pain after drinking alcohol, most likely gastrointestinal bleeding. In cases like these, you can't treat yourself at home or just improve your diet. You need to visit the hospital immediately to evaluate if it is gastrointestinal bleeding, how much and what is the cause to have a specific treatment plan.
Vinmec hospital system has good gastroenterologists with modern equipment that will comprehensively examine and treat you.
If you still have questions about passing black stools, you can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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