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What Causes Blackish Vomitus?
Question: My wife is throwing up black vomit. I don't have a XXXXXXX phone
Brief Answer:
Medical attention required urgently
Detailed Answer:
Hello, greetings!
Thanks for posting your query on hcm.
It seems like your wife is throwing up coffee ground vomitus, which is stale blood in the gastrointestinal tract.
This can be due to stomach ulcers, liver disease, gastritis or a condition called bleeding oesophageal varices.
She needs medical attention immediately.
Take her to the ER. She needs to undergo upper GI endoscopy, liver function tests, baseline blood tests and fecal occult blood testing.
Treatment will be decided on basis of the reports.
If you have further doubts/ clarifications, you may get back to me.
Regard,
Dr. Sonia
Medical attention required urgently
Detailed Answer:
Hello, greetings!
Thanks for posting your query on hcm.
It seems like your wife is throwing up coffee ground vomitus, which is stale blood in the gastrointestinal tract.
This can be due to stomach ulcers, liver disease, gastritis or a condition called bleeding oesophageal varices.
She needs medical attention immediately.
Take her to the ER. She needs to undergo upper GI endoscopy, liver function tests, baseline blood tests and fecal occult blood testing.
Treatment will be decided on basis of the reports.
If you have further doubts/ clarifications, you may get back to me.
Regard,
Dr. Sonia
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