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What Causes Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding?
yes i need to ask a question about. here recently my mother passed away they say from a upper gi bleed. i dont understand she wasnt sick so how can she start bleeding at 12 and than be dead by 4 i truely dont understand any of this Please could you explaine to me how Thank You JONI GOMEZ
Fri, 20 May 2016
Hi
I'm sorry to hear about your mother's death.
Upper GI bleed can be caused by a number of reasons like peptic ulcer disease, hepatitis B or C viral infection, stomach cancer, Mallory-Weiss tear (a tear at gastroesophageal junction, usually occurs in alcoholics), Arteriovenous malformations, etc.
Thank you.
I'm sorry to hear about your mother's death.
Upper GI bleed can be caused by a number of reasons like peptic ulcer disease, hepatitis B or C viral infection, stomach cancer, Mallory-Weiss tear (a tear at gastroesophageal junction, usually occurs in alcoholics), Arteriovenous malformations, etc.
Thank you.
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