Patient's question:
I have always had stomach problems and often take medication, but I haven't taken care of my stomach. I only take medicine when it hurts, and I don't practice dietary restrictions or fasting. Recently, I've been feeling quite tired, and I've experienced cracked stool again. Also, a few days ago, I had sudden stomach pain. I'd like to ask, what are the symptoms of stomach bleeding?Doctor's answer:
Symptoms of gastric bleeding are primarily based on hematemesis (vomiting blood) and hematuria (blood in urine). Before vomiting blood, patients often experience nausea, and before hematuria, they feel the urge to defecate. After defecation, frequent skin breakdown may lead to pale eyes, palpitations, and even fainting. Other symptoms include pale complexion, thirst, weak and rapid pulse, and decreased blood pressure. Generally, when the amount of bleeding is large, both black stool and hematemesis may occur; when the bleeding is small, only black stool is usually present. There are several causes of hematuria. It is recommended to visit a timely and regular hospital's department of gastroenterology for follow-up, undergo thorough examinations, such as an endoscopy.