My partner is 7 weeks pregnant. Had an ultrasound last week and they saw a heartbeat and a sac. She had a little bleeding a few weeks ago but the dr said it was an implantation bleed. She is not bleeding now, the tests were really dark for the last few weeks and now they are getting lighter.
GI bleeding is not a disease, but a symptom of a disease. There are many possible causes of GI bleeding, including hemorrhoids, peptic ulcers, tears or inflammation in the esophagus, diverticulosis and diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, colonic polyps, or cancer in the colon, stomach or esophagus.
Up to 60% of patients with a history of an upper GI bleed are bleeding from the same lesion. Ask the patient about medications. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetylsalicylic acid can predispose the patient to peptic ulcer disease; antiplatelets and anticoagulants can promote bleeding; and bismuth and iron can cause stool to appear black. Liver cirrhosis can indicate varices. Aortic stenosis and renal disease can indicate angioectasia. Tobacco abuse, alcohol abuse, and Helicobacter pylori can indicate a malignancy. Marginal anastomotic ulcers can indicate gastroenteric ...