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What Do Excessive Nausea And Vomiting A Pink Spongy Mass Indicate?

Posted on Thu, 21 Sep 2017

Question: Wife threw wife threw up all night. Threw up a pink spongy mass about an inch long and about half an inch in diameter. Thoughts?

Answered by Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
undigested or blood stained partially digested food particle likely .

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear

Welcome to Healthcaremagic.com
I have evaluated your query thoroughly .

* There are different possibilities as undigested food particle or blood stained
partially digested piece with less possibility of other issues .

Kindly provide further details so that I can answer your query completely .

1. This mass was in beginning of vomiting or after certain episodes .
2. Any burning , abdominal pain .
3. Details of evening food intake .
4. Associated any other systemic illness or taking any other medicines as blood
thinners or else .
5. Past history of GERD or else .

Awaiting for your response .

Regards .

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel (52 minutes later)

A light supper with crackers, bread, cheeses, slices of meat, sausage, bites of fruit, a walnut, and cheesecake. A few sips of wine (she drinks VERY little alcohol). Kidneys at about 80% function. 2 years ago had bout of dehydration, cause unknown. Drinks mostly water.

Have a picture of blob, don't know how to upload. Size of a quarter, like a large capsule. Or jellybean without coating.

No history of GERD, does suffer from heartburn occasionally. Medicine for past history of stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer, cholesterol little elevated (taking mess). Possible gall bladder issue?

No burning, but pain from vomiting.

Sleeping now, but wakes with dry heaves. Have taken nothing for it.

Answered by Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Acute gastritis . recommendations given .

Detailed Answer:
Welcome .
Thanks for the details .

* This is mostly acute gastritis ( food induced ) .

* Suggestions at present

- Cap. Omeprazole ( 20 ) mg with sips of water morning and evening on empty stomach; Syp. mylanta 5 ml every 6 hourly .
- Allow liquids in sessions ( except alcohol , other commercial drinks ) .
- Soft , light diet at intervals .
- Avoid oily , spicy , non veg stuffs , dairy fat till recovery .

* Does not sound gall bladder issue at present .

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* Follow up after 24 hours about the progress .

Hope this will help her. Wishing her fine recovery.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel (2 hours later)

Picture attached

Answered by Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
picture reveals partly digested non veg stuff mostly .

Detailed Answer:
Welcome
I evaluated the attached picture .

* Seems mostly partly digested non veg stuff .

* Nothing to worry , continue as per previous recommendations only .

Regards .

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel (20 hours later)

Thanks, doc. She is better today, but she went to the bathroom twice this morning and had nothing but big clots of blood. Should we head to the ER?

Answered by Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Upper GI endoscopy recommended .

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear

* Repeated bouts of blood is not normal , should get evaluated for the gastric
erosion with upper GI endoscopy .

* Must see the doctor in ER .

Regards .

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad