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Spitting up blood after throwing up

A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Smith
Internal Medicine 34 years experience
Urgent: Vomiting blood can be very serious also black material partially digested so been bleeding for awhile. May be ulcer swallowed blood from nose bleed. V... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Lewis
53 years experience
Airway bleeding: This may be from the lungs or bronchus, or another sourse causing blood to enter the airway and produce a cough. Best to see an otolaryngologist to de... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Susan Rhoads
Family Medicine 40 years experience
Get checked out!: This may be due to problems with your teeth, sinuses, lungs, your esophagus, as well as other causes. It is getting no better, so the problem is not ... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Andrea Brand
Specializes in Family Medicine
See a doctor: Chest pain, shortness of breath and spitting up blood are a concerning set of symptoms, as they could signal an infection, blood clot in the lung , or... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sue Ferranti
Internal Medicine 31 years experience
See doctor...: Coughing up blood, called hemoptysis, is usually due to bronchitis. However, it can also be due to malignancy. So, you need to see your doctor to rule... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alan Kelly
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Prob NL recovery: This is prob normal. Your scabs on your tonsils are drying up & sloughing at about this time into your recovery. So minor bleeding is OK. Watch... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Yvette Kratzberg
Pediatrics 26 years experience
See a dentist: Spitting out small amounts of blood can indicate that your gums are bleeding. This would be caused by Gingivitis. Careful brushing of teeth especially... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Zimon
Internal Medicine 61 years experience
Bleeding gums: You could have bleeding gums which can often be present without pain. I would begin by seeing your dentist. IN ANY CASE your symptoms are not normal a... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Van der Werff
Dentistry 41 years experience
Indication: It is not normal and can be an indication of gum disease or in rare cases a systemic condition. I would suggest having a dentist diagnose your proble... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bennett Werner
Cardiology 46 years experience
Almost never: Hemoptysis can occur in advanced cases of rheumatic heart disease with mitral stenosis. It's very rare. It is much more likely that you're spitting bl... Read More
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