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Suggest Treatment Black Vomiting With Congestive Heart Failure
my mother has congestive heart failure and the last few days has been choking/coughing and there has been some black vomit coming up. she has been to GP said it may be an infection and to take anitibiotics and if it gets worse to go to hospital. should she go directly to hospital
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
Hi,
Black vomiting can be a sign of gastrointestinal bleeding, so I would advise your mother to refer to ER, to be appropriately checked.
Wishing a good health to your mother
Regards,
Black vomiting can be a sign of gastrointestinal bleeding, so I would advise your mother to refer to ER, to be appropriately checked.
Wishing a good health to your mother
Regards,
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