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82 year old man vomiting black liquid and diarrhea?

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Go to the ER: Black liquid in vomit and diarrhea is usually digested blood. (Iron and peptobismol can also turn stool black, but doesn't cause diarrhea.) He needs to be seen in the ER immediately!

Answered 3/19/2015

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