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Can alcohol abuse cause someone to start coughing up blood?
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Yes: Can cause esophagitis and esophageal varices.
Answered 3/25/2023
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Vomiting Blood: Absolutely yes. It can be that the lining of the stomach is so eroded one is leaking blood into the stomach. It can be that the veins around the esophagus are so dilated because of liver damage from drinking that they burst. These can be life threatening complications.
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