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What Causes Blood In Vomitus When Diagnosed With Esophagitis?

Posted on Tue, 14 Feb 2017

Question: I am diagnosed with esopogitis. 6 months ago I was hospitalized after vomiting blood only to learn I was anemic because I had been bleeding internally. After endoscopy my medicine was changed to Protonix 2 times a day. Recently I began experiencing severe sharp pain between my breadt bone down my left side and in my back. Sometimes my back teeth hurt. This pain is dibilitating. In 2 months I had it 5 times. I

Doc recommended ladocane with a thick antacid. It helped. Recently I vomited blood following day vomited brown along with pain all night. Went to Er in am. Morphing for pain. They are treating this as severe esopgogitis and once the do the Endo will know more. I'm wondering about gallstones. Your thoughts

Answered by Dr. Amit Jain (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It is due to oesophagitis and not due to gallstone

Detailed Answer:
Hello! Thanks for putting your query in HCM. I am a Gastroenterologist.

This all appears to be due to sever oesophagitis only and not due to gallstone because there will be no blood in vomitus with gallstone. So your docs are treating in right manner.

I hope I have answered your query and this will help you . Wish you a good health

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy

Follow up: Dr. Amit Jain (5 hours later)

Can you help me understand why I am getting these horrible spasms? They started about 2 months ago and occur sporadically.

Answered by Dr. Amit Jain (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
These spasm are due to acid reflux

Detailed Answer:
Welcome back

These spasm are due to acid reflux which radiates to back also

Thanks, wish you a good health

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng