What is it called when a pt. vomits stool(bowel movement backwards)?!


Question:

What is it called when a pt. vomits stool(bowel movement backwards)?

reverse perilstalsis


Answers:

You misspelled it. It's an extremely rare condition called reverse peristalsis, wherein fecal matter is forced from the intestines, up into the stomach, into the esophagus, and then vomited out - although there have been instances where the fecal matter has been expelled through the nasal passages. Also known as copremesis and stercoraceous vomiting.




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