Question: I vomited after eating food and two days before I vomited with blood. I had fever and stomach pain a week ago. What should be the problem?
Answer: Have you got any investigations done?
It would be advisable to get a barium meal and/or an endoscopy done at the earliest. It makes the diagnosis definite and prevents a delay in starting the appropriate treatment.
- When does the pain come on? Night?
- Does vomiting ameliorate the pain?
- Do you suffer from acidity?
- Has there been weight loss?
Causes Of Blood In Vomiting
There are varied reasons for blood in vomiting.
- Esophageal varices (engorgement and varicosity of veins in the esophagus).
- Peptic ulcer (this is quite a common and likely cause, the ulceration could be located either in the stomach/duodenum).
- Carcinoma stomach (it’s a malignant condition of the stomach, it is safer to rule it out quickly).
Dietary indiscretions, overeating, eating heavy, greasy, and heavily spiced foods, irregular meal timings, and stress, – all contribute to gastric derangements.
Type A personalities (irritable, short tempered, perfectionists, easily stressed out) are more prone.
Treatment For Blood Vomiting
- Reorganize your diet and daily routine.
- If, you smoke, stop right away.
- Stay away from liquor.
- Avoid any kinds of stimulants – tea, coffee, aerated drinks, pickles
- Eat only, soft, cooked/ steamed vegetables, rice, broken wheat, and lots of salad to prevent blood in vomiting.
- Ripe bananas are highly beneficial for blood vomiting cure. Being bland, smooth, easily digestible, and having a laxative effect, they promote healing.
- A combination of banana and milk is ideal.
- Begin your day with foods that leave an alkaline ash. – milk, almonds, raisins, and figs. These are the best foods to kick-start your day.
- Remember to chew your food properly. Don’t rush through the meal.
- Set a fixed schedule – right eating, exercise, and stress management.
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My mother has been vomiting blood for the last 2 months. She used to take medicines for headache, stomach ache and painful joints. What could be the cause of nausea and the blood in the vomit? And how should it be treated?
Vomiting significant amount of blood is called Hematemesis. If your mother has been vomiting blood for so long, you should take her for an examination immediately. There could be various causes for the blood being thrown out along with the vomit: Liver failure, Hepatitis, some serious problems with the esophagus, stomach ulcers, gastritis or a problematic pancreas. If she feels dizzy, confused, has blurred vision you must seek immediate medical attention. Only after the real cause is diagnosed will a proper treatment regime be prescribed to her.