what does it mean when you have bright red blood in your vomit?

Question

i have been feeling really nauseous for the last few days. and my vomit was very muecousy and that was where the blood was.

Answer 1

From the Mayo Clinic website
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Causes are varied

You may find blood in your vomit for various reasons, including:

* Ingested blood. If you swallow blood — during a nosebleed, for example — subsequent vomiting may include some of this blood.
* Prolonged or vigorous vomiting. Vomiting may cause a tear in the small blood vessels of the throat or lower esophagus. This may cause blood to appear in your vomit.
* Peptic ulcers. Peptic ulcers are open sores that develop on the lining of the stomach, upper small intestine or esophagus. In addition to feeling a burning pain anywhere from your navel to your breastbone, you may vomit blood that appears either red or dark (like coffee grounds).
* Internal inflammation. Inflamed tissue in the esophagus (esophagitis), stomach (gastritis) or upper part of the small intestine may cause blood to appear in your vomit.
* Cancer. Various types of cancer may cause you to vomit blood, especially cancers of the stomach and esophagus.

Answer 2

It means it's time to go see a doctor even if you think you know why it's happening.

I throw up so much when I'm pregnant that this always happens to me and every time (I've been pregnant 3 times) my doctor insists on doing tests to rule everything else out just in case it's something else. Blood in your stomach is nothing to trifle with. If you are throwing up blood that is something you should probably go to the ER for.

Answer 3

It means it's time to go to the er. That is nothing to mess with. You could bleed internally and not even know it. I know somebody who had an ulser almost kill them. They we're revived with cpr and paramedics.

Answer 4

possible ulcers.. go to webmd.com