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What Causes Tarry Stool, Diarrhea, Dry Mouth And Abdominal Pain?
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Mon, 5 Jan 2015
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Mon, 5 Jan 2015
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Question : HI, I AM 77 YEARS YOUNG, 5' 7" 148LBS ,none smoker work out drank ,have high blood prusure/high cholesterol/138/84 this morning, cholesterol, last check up was 240.
HDL/113, LDL111,CHOL/HDL RATIO 2.1?,MY DR., had me on azor/pravastatin, then the drug co., tripled the azor price to save $ he changed it to ,AMLODIPINE/LOSARTAN,about twon mos., ago,then in early December I developed a fisher ,bleeding ,he gave me an oment to use and said if in did not go away,in 30 days to come back,but it stoped bleeding and I assumed that its healed up, then I developed the following ,black,tarry stool,dark yellowurine,cough,diarrher,sour stomach,at first constipation,dry mouth at night,runny nosesleeplessness,going to the bath room to pee at night.
your opion.
Please Advise.
Thanks.
YYYY@YYYY
HDL/113, LDL111,CHOL/HDL RATIO 2.1?,MY DR., had me on azor/pravastatin, then the drug co., tripled the azor price to save $ he changed it to ,AMLODIPINE/LOSARTAN,about twon mos., ago,then in early December I developed a fisher ,bleeding ,he gave me an oment to use and said if in did not go away,in 30 days to come back,but it stoped bleeding and I assumed that its healed up, then I developed the following ,black,tarry stool,dark yellowurine,cough,diarrher,sour stomach,at first constipation,dry mouth at night,runny nosesleeplessness,going to the bath room to pee at night.
your opion.
Please Advise.
Thanks.
YYYY@YYYY
Brief Answer:
Tarry stools are suggestive of an upper GI bleed -? peptic ulcer
Detailed Answer:
Hello ,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query.
I understand your concern.
Tarry stool with abdominal pain is suggestive of a peptic ulcer in the stomach or duodenum with bleeding.
The medicine Amlodepine/Losartan is very similar in action to Azor and this is not the cause. You can have dry mouth and a dry cough as a side effect of the medicine.
You require to be investigated with a hemogram and preferably an upper gastrintestinal endoscopy.
Take Care,
Dr Noble Zachariah
Tarry stools are suggestive of an upper GI bleed -? peptic ulcer
Detailed Answer:
Hello ,
Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query.
I understand your concern.
Tarry stool with abdominal pain is suggestive of a peptic ulcer in the stomach or duodenum with bleeding.
The medicine Amlodepine/Losartan is very similar in action to Azor and this is not the cause. You can have dry mouth and a dry cough as a side effect of the medicine.
You require to be investigated with a hemogram and preferably an upper gastrintestinal endoscopy.
Take Care,
Dr Noble Zachariah
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