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I vomited 1/4-1/3 cup of bright red blood & i'm bulimic. what should i do? if it's an esophageal tear, will it heal in a couple of days?

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Vomiting bright red: blood is not a normal thing. You should be evaluated in your local ER for signs of ongoing bleeding. It sounds consistent with what we call a Mallory-Weiss tear (a tear of the junction of the stomach and esophagus), but it needs to be evaluated and possibly treated.

Answered 6/21/2015

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