Ever throw up blood?!


Question: If you thow up for a long time and there's a little blood in it do you need to go to the hospital?


Answers: If you thow up for a long time and there's a little blood in it do you need to go to the hospital?

Bright red streaks of blood in the vomit can be caused by irritation of the mouth or nose from vomiting. This is not serious if there is only a small streak of blood that you are quite sure came from your mouth or nose.

A moderate to large amount of blood in vomit indicates bleeding in the digestive tract (gastrointestinal tract [GI tract]), usually from the esophagus, stomach, or upper part of the small intestine (duodenum). Digestive tract bleeding can be caused by inflammation, peptic ulcer disease, gastritis, or tears in the esophagus. If bleeding is severe, the vomit will be mostly blood or material that looks like coffee grounds (partially digested blood).

Call your doctor right away if you have more than a small streak of blood in your vomit or if you are not sure the blood came from your mouth or nose

Also, if you are vomiting for long periods and especially enough to have blood in the vomit, you should try to keep hydrated with Gatorade, because with a large amount of vomitting, you can become dehyrated.

Good Luck

Call your doctor and make an appointment. You could have an ulcer or it might be irritation in your throat from vomiting. Only your doctor can tell you for sure if you need treatment for it.

Vomiting blood is definitely something to take seriously.

Only a real doctor can determine what is causing this, so please do not rely on the diagnosis from the "internet doctors" you find here.

Good luck!

if there is only a little streak its most likely fine. If it continues or its a large amount then you should go to the doctors office. I wouldnt let it go much longer than that. If the blood is bright red then it is fresh, I fits brown its old,





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