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I have pan diverticulosis and recently had black, tarry stools. i just had a colonoscopy. it was clear. my diet and meds haven't changed. any ideas?
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Symptoms: Your symptoms will be definitely critical in further defining the best plan, but with a suspicion of Gi bleed you will need an upper endoscopy +/- capsule endoscopy to try to identify the source for bleeding.
Answered 8/18/2017
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