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Does Blood In Vomit Show Up In Stool Test For Blood?
My 3 year old has thrown up the passed couple of nights after sleeping for a couple of hours. The first part of the vomit looks like what she eat during the day. The second part comes out looking brown. This has happen on both occasions. I took her to the emergency last night and they check her stool for blood. If the vomit had blood in it would it show up in her stool?
Tue, 16 Sep 2014
Hi,
Thanks for asking.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows.
1. Yes, it would show. As, there is no way of identifying in the vomit, and an endoscopy at this age is complicated, stool test for blood could show.
2. However, next time if vomit contains blood, do collect for further evaluation.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
Thanks for asking.
Based on your query, my opinion is as follows.
1. Yes, it would show. As, there is no way of identifying in the vomit, and an endoscopy at this age is complicated, stool test for blood could show.
2. However, next time if vomit contains blood, do collect for further evaluation.
Hope it helps.
Any further queries, happy to help again.
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