A 22-year-old male asked:
i threw up about 3 or 4 times one day ago, had diarrhea and black stool. are these symptoms of the flu? if so how long do they last ?
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Dr. Mary Efremov answered
42 years experience Internal Medicine
See a doctor: Tarry stools can be a sign of bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract."flu" is actually a respiratory illness with fevers, sneezing and cough". This sounds very different.
Answered on May 17, 2016
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Dr. Eric Kaplan answered
41 years experience Colon and Rectal Surgery
Black stool: Is worrisome for gastric source of bleeing, either ulcer or tumor or gastritis especially if you didn't take peptobismol. Get it checked out promptly. Unlikely due to flu.
Answered on Jan 16, 2015
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Dr. Teresa Carson answered
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Likely this is fine-: Most likely this is the continuing loose stools that can happen after AGE. As long as there is no blood, mucus or clay color, this may last for 7-10 ... Read More
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Dr. Charles Cattano answered
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Lots of causes: First define the problem (do you have soft or frequent stool?), circumstances under which diarrhea developed (malabsorption, pancreatic maldigestion, ... Read More
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Dr. James Ferguson answered
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Don't think I would: Although available at that age Tamiflu can also have significant side effects in young kids. These can mimic flu or cause confusion/neurological sympt ... Read More
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Dr. Bac Nguyen answered
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The stomach bug..: It is possible that you have the flu, but flu infection often causes pulmonary symptoms in adults, such coughing/wheezes etc.. And more with gastroint ... Read More
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