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Baby vomiting - spotted blood
Baby is healthy and super active. Morning we went to temple and she her self climbed the hill thru walk. Till evening she looked normal / active / playing. In evening she started vomiting - we found mucous and Mrng ate food (idly and rice). Post couple of times of vomiting, in third time vomiting we spotted blood (coin size - mucous blood spot). And in fourth vomiting, we spotted a drop of blood in vomiting along with watery content. For vomiting we given ondem / ors / lemon water / probiotic no further vomitings from kid. Baby didn't complained about any pain in stomach. Post 10hrs she got mild fever and we gave paracetamol. No signs of any pain. She is sick. We worried as blood spotted in vomiting, is this harmful. Please help
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Swallowed blood, as from a nosebleed or forceful coughing, may cause bloody vomit, but truly vomiting blood usually means something more serious and requires immediate medical attention.Blood in vomit can be due to any number of causes, from mild to life threatening. It can be difficult to tell the source of the bleeding without a medical exam.
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kindly take opinion from gastroenterologist or paediatrician in physical meet.
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You should consult a doctor for your gastroenteritis. Forceful vomiting can cause some bleeding (Mallory Weis) tear of the lower end of esophagus.
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