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What Causes Vomiting With Blood?
Question: my domestic help is complaining of vomiting with blood in it.i have two infants 9 months old in the house.
is it safe to continue her in her job.
what could be the reason for this problem with her.
is it safe to continue her in her job.
what could be the reason for this problem with her.
Brief Answer:
Please confirm coughing blood or vomiting blood, details below
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX XXXXXXX
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
Vomiting blood in a young female is most likely to be coming from the stomach and esophagus or can be coughing out blood from the respiratory tract which she is saying as vomiting blood. Please confirm where the blood is coming from by asking her in detail.
It is important to get your domestic help clinically examined and treated for the condition she has got. The commonest cause for coughing of blood is tuberculosis which is an infective cause. If she denies coughing blood and confirms blood vomiting then common causes are usually non infective like stomach or esophageal ulcer and tumor.
It is important to keep in mind that your twin girls are too small and should be protected from any kind of infection. So if the domestic help handles the girls and touches the babies during playing etc then it is recommended to avoid such contact till the diagnosis is made and treatment taken, should it be an infective condition. If the person is having stomach ulcers confirmed then there is no need to worry but still she must take treatment and get cured.
Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
Please confirm coughing blood or vomiting blood, details below
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX XXXXXXX
Thanks for writing in to us.
I have read through your query in detail.
Vomiting blood in a young female is most likely to be coming from the stomach and esophagus or can be coughing out blood from the respiratory tract which she is saying as vomiting blood. Please confirm where the blood is coming from by asking her in detail.
It is important to get your domestic help clinically examined and treated for the condition she has got. The commonest cause for coughing of blood is tuberculosis which is an infective cause. If she denies coughing blood and confirms blood vomiting then common causes are usually non infective like stomach or esophageal ulcer and tumor.
It is important to keep in mind that your twin girls are too small and should be protected from any kind of infection. So if the domestic help handles the girls and touches the babies during playing etc then it is recommended to avoid such contact till the diagnosis is made and treatment taken, should it be an infective condition. If the person is having stomach ulcers confirmed then there is no need to worry but still she must take treatment and get cured.
Hope this answers your question. Please feel free to correct any oversight in my interpretation of your problems and discuss them in detail as per your requirements.
Hope your query is answered.
Do write back if you have any doubts.
Regards,
Dr.Vivek
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