Digestive Symptoms: Symptoms

What other symptoms might occur with digestive symptoms?

Digestive symptoms may be accompanied by symptoms in other body systems depending on the underlying disease, disorder or condition. Other symptoms that may occur along with digestive symptoms include:

• Chest pain or pressure

• Chills

• Dizziness

• Easy bleeding or bruising

• Flu-like symptoms (fatigue, fever, sore throat, headache, cough, aches and pains)

• Jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes)

• Pale skin

• Referred shoulder pain

• Weakness (loss of strength)

• Weight loss, malabsorption, and vitamin deficiencies

Serious symptoms that might indicate a life-threatening condition

In some cases, digestive symptoms may occur with other symptoms that might indicate a serious or life-threatening condition that should be immediately evaluated in an emergency setting. Seek immediate medical care (call 911) if you, or someone you are with, have any of these symptoms:

• Change in level of consciousness or alertness, such as passing out or unresponsiveness

• Dizziness

• High fever (higher than 101 degrees Fahrenheit)

• Pulsating mass in abdomen

• Rapid pulse

• Respiratory or breathing problems, such as shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, labored breathing, wheezing, not breathing, or choking

• Severe abdominal pain

• Vomiting blood, major rectal bleeding or bloody stool

• Yellow skin and eyes (jaundice)