Today: How Wilma Rudolph overcame poverty and polio to become famous and an inspiration to others. If ever you thought the odds against your success were overwhelming, wait until you read todayâs story. Wilma was born black in deeply segregated Tennessee in 1940, the 20th of 22 children to a poor family.
There can be many causes of hematemesis, such as: 1  bleeding ulcers. 2  prolonged and vigorous retching that causes tears in the esophageal mucosa (known as Mallory-Weiss Syndrome) 3  gastric or intestinal varices.  vascular malfunctions of the gastroentestinal 1  tract. tumors in the stomach or esophagus.
However, black stool can also be caused by a serious condition, such as bleeding in the digestive tract caused by a peptic ulcer. Black stool that is tarry in texture and foul smelling is often a symptom of upper gastrointestinal bleeding from the esophagus, stomach or small intestine. This is called melena. Rectal bleeding of bright red blood with clots, sometimes mixed with stool, is called hematochezia.