Bleeding in the upper digestive tract (oesophagus, stomach) tends to cause black, tarry stools as the blood is digested for longer than bleeding from the colon, rectum or around the anus which tends to produce red stools or fresh, bright red blood in the stool. Changes in diet (intake of fibre, fluids)
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Decompression sickness includes the 22 symptoms listed below: 1  Joint pains. 2  Headache. 3  Dizziness. 4  Chest pain. 5  Abdominal pain.6  Breathing difficulty. 7  Unconsciousness. 8  Abnormal sensations.eview the available symptom checkers for these symptoms of Decompression sickness: 1  Headache -- Symptom Checker. 2  Abdominal pain -- Symptom Checker. 3  Breathing difficulty -- Symptom Checker.
NOTE: This article was published in March/April 2004. Decompression illness, or DCI, is a term used to describe illness that results from a reduction in the ambient pressure surrounding a body. A good example is what happens to your body when you&#39re surfacing after a dive. DCI encompasses two diseases, decompression sickness (DCS) and arterial gas embolism (AGE).