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Is it normal to throw up something you ate over 24 hrs ago? shouldn't you have digested a meal by then?

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Dr. Hillel Naon answered

No, it is abnormal: It suggests delayed gastric emptying. You shout see your physician and see a gastroenterologist.

Answered 7/21/2013

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