What are the signs and symptoms of GI bleeding?
• Your symptoms depend on where the bleeding is, what is causing it, and how much blood you lose. If you are only losing a little bit of blood, you may have no symptoms. You may have nausea (feeling like you may throw up). You may also have cramping or pain in your abdomen (belly). You may see changes in your vomit or BMs which can include: • Vomiting bright red blood. Blood in the vomit can also be dark red or black. The vomit may look like coffee grounds. • BMs that are sticky, tarry, or black. • You may see bright red blood in your BM, or the water in the toilet may turn red. • You may not pass waste material at all. You may feel like you are going to have a BM, but pass only blood or blood clots into the toilet. • Signs and symptoms of losing too much blood may include: • Chest pain, or feeling like your heart is beating too fast. • Extreme tiredness that is new for you and that cannot be explained. • Dizziness or fainting, especially after moving from a sitting or lying position.
