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A 66-year-old male asked:

67y/o father throwing up dark blood several times in one day (a lot of dark blood vomit). doctor said its food poisoning and gave ciprofloxacin and metronidazole. he just threw up violently again.

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Dr. Lawrence Shulmananswered

Internal Medicine - Pulmonology 23 years experience

Go to the ER: That is not normal he needs to be seen in the emergency room immediately.

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Dr. Luis Villaplana commented

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Agree. Needs taken to ER ASAP

Apr 21, 2014

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