Re: Haven't been here in a while, had 2 bowel obstructions and surgery!

From: klischma@foxinternet.com
Mon Jan 20 19:11:57 2003


To all regarding black tarry stools: If a person has bright red blood in the stool, it could be from bleeding hemmoroids, or bleeding in the lower digestive track. On the other hand, black tarry stools (blood that has decomposed) indicates bleeding further up in the digestive track. Both should be reported to your doctor. Normal stool of course is brown, why? Our blood cells are in a continual process of being made and then wearing out and being excreted in the stool, along with other stuff from food that the body can't use. Even when a person stops eating, the body still produces stool, mostly from the breakdown of blood cells. Mary Lou

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mary lou

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