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A member asked:

My husband is bleeding blackish redish blood from his anus and is having server pain in his stomach what should we do?

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Dr. Jeffrey Levine answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Go to ER asap!: Sounds like he may have an upper GI bleed (like a bleeding gastric/duodenal ulcer). If so, this could be very serious, and even life threatening. I urge you take him to the emergency room asap for an examination, diagnostic testing, and appropriate treatment. Take Care!

Answered 1/11/2015

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