Dozens of residents showed up in red to Thursday night's city council meeting to protest the plan to bring a new Walmart to Lee's Summit. The group said it's not against Walmart itself, just the traffic issues it would cause at Missouri Highway 150 and Market Street.
How internal bleeding leads to black diarrhea. Black diarrhea is made up of digested blood. When you have black diarrhea from internal bleeding, it means that the bleeding likely happened high up in your digestive tract. When you bleed in your food pipe or stomach, you donât always vomit blood.
Bleeding in the stomach, esophagus or intestines can turn into a black color by the time it leaves the body as stool. This can be caused by bleeding ulcers, stomach inflammation, broken blood vessels in the esophagus called varices, or tumors. This type of bleeding can be life-threatening. The bleeding can also come from a nosebleed or from the mouth if blood is swallowed. Black stools can also be caused by supplements such as iron or medicines such as Pepto-Bismol. Certain foods, like blueberries or black licorice, can also turn the stool black. Your doctor can tell if there is any blood in the stool by taking a stool sample from the rectum and performing a simple test in the office. If you are having any black or tarry stools, call your doctor right away.