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A 29-year-old female asked:
what are the consequences of forced and repeated vomiting?
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Dr. Igor Grosman answered
Gastroenterology 18 years experience
Persistent vomitting: Forced vomitting can cause ruptured of esophagus which carries hi mortality and morbidity. It can also cause bleeding from tear at esophagus-stomach junction. Over time vomitting can cause discoloration of teeth, electrolyte disturbances, an esophagitis( inflammation of esophagus).
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A 33-year-old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Repeated vomiting?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Repeated vomiting: Repeated vomiting - recurrent emesis. Vomiting > 10 times in 24 hours is sometimes considered severe vomiting.
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