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I used to have a problem with nausea/vomiting after eating. this stopped for several years, but lately seems to be happening again. tonight, i had spicy food, and vomited, and there was a spot about the size of a quarter of bright red blood. otc antacids

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

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Vomiting: With a forceful vomiting episode you could have ruptured a blood vessel somewhere in your GI tract, where, I don't know. If it was a serious bleed, you would be in big trouble very quickly. Talk to your doc and see if you need further evaluation soon.

Answered 10/9/2016

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A member asked:

I used to have a problem with nausea/vomiting after eating. this stopped for several years, but lately seems to be happening again. tonight, i had spicy food, and vomited, and there was a spot about the size of a quarter of bright red blood. otc antacids

A doctor has provided 1 answer

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