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Posted 8/9/2017 8:00 PM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone smile I'm here today asking a question about a serious health concern recently. I've had ulcerative colitis for 5 or 6 years now. And this is something new that started happening. For the past week or so I've been having black stool/ black blood clots coming out or black liquid. And very severe lower abdomen pain. It's affecting me in such an exhausting way. It hurts to walk right now or any type of movement. The pain feels like a flare and when I try using my asacol enemas you can easily tell that the rectum is inflammed. It's scary because the pain only seems to be getting worse and for the past week it's either been black blood clots, black stool, or black liquid. Maybe one or two days it was normal and then it started again. And it wasn't because I was eating something different from the other days. It's been the same thing. Has this ever happened to anyone before? And has anyone ever had flares without diarrhea? Or without another common symptom. It's also stressful to deal with it and explain your disease to a doctor or specialist. When it feels like sometimes they brush it off or they send you to different places and you don't really get answers. sad thanks for reading. Any advice or suggestions are welcomed!
Posted 8/10/2017 2:30 AM (GMT 0)
you can have a flare without D. you can even be constipated.

enemas will not help dark blood. that comes from higher up.

you need a scope

good luck
Posted 8/10/2017 4:34 AM (GMT 0)
Make an appointment with your doc and have stool sampling as well as a c-scope.

q
Posted 8/10/2017 1:47 PM (GMT 0)
Hi,

Go to the doctor's as soon as possible, but don't get too worried.

I also have those black depositions. I have been diagnosed mild ulcerative proctitis just a week ago. I don't have diarrhea, just pain and blood. As soon as I started using mesalazine enemas the blood turned black. One doctor explained to me that in order to be blood coming from the upper parts of the digestive system it not only has to be black but also strongly and extremely bad smelling. They made me blood tests and the bleeding indicator for the upper digestive system (urea) and all the rest was ok

My GI said that the blood has turned black because the wound is healing and it stays longer in the bowel. I'm not so sure about the really fast healing but, in any case, it has to do with the enema.

I hope this helps you,

Cheers!
Posted 8/10/2017 2:15 PM (GMT 0)
See your specialist if it is consistently black and a lot of black. Usually anything black is much higher up the GI tract. Black stool is common with stomach ulcers, and inflammation high within the small intestine. It could be salmonella food poisoning as well. SIBO is another possibility.

Just don't worry about a few black specs in food, as it can be undigested seeds and other things.
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