You have a severe gastroenteritis and the black tarry diarrheal stool is likely due to bleeding from gastritis (stomach inflammation). The CT usually shows thickening of the bowel wall, a sign of enterocolitis. You did not state if you have any underlying disease(s). If viral or bacterial infection is the cause, you should be fine with meds, it takes 3-5 days, no need to see GI doc right away.
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