Suggest Remedy For Vomiting Up Of Stomach Acid And Sunburn

Posted on Thu, 3 Sep 2015

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Question : Can repeatedly throwing up stomach acid cause burns on a persons face? I've been throwing up stomach acid 5-7 times a day, I have several stage four ulcers and now I'm developing something akin to sunburn on my face. From my frontal sinuses, straight down the nose and lips. It's red, painful to the touch and looks very much like sunburn, which it isnt. No new products have been used.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes it can be the cause

Detailed Answer:
hi and welcome. yes, stomach content and is acid and it will cause skin and mouth irritation if comes in contact with it. even small amounts of this content in nose or mouth if happens repeatedly may lead to irritative dermatitis. you should apply mild steroid creams such as belosalic, neutral creams and most important,prevent frequent throwing up by medications and appropriate diet. wish you good health. regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (2 hours later)

Generally speaking, how long would it take.stage 3 ulcers to reach perforation if left untreated. I'm just looking for something very basic here. I know there are others factors involved.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (47 hours later)

Brief Answer:
it is not possible to predict this

Detailed Answer:
it is impossible to predict it and no one can it.
it may take 1 year or 10 years or it wont cause perforation at all.
Most ulcers dont perforate especially in modern era where medications are used. Some statistics say that 3 stage ulcers will perforate during life time in 30 % of cases if left untreated and if patient dot avoid risk factors

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T