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2017-08-18 09:56:39
Dear sir i'm prakash 32 years old recently i've done upper gi endoscopy which results mild GERD there after i've been taking medicine Recently i had symptoms of black and yellow stool sometime and some time blood was visible on the stool so i went to hospital recomeded fobt test it results positive, does it mean anything very serious
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This fecal for occult blood. Consult gastro- surgeon.

Answered2017-08-18 15:13:14

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It means there is some bleeding from ur intestines so get further tests to know the reason

Answered2017-08-18 14:23:48

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