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Can A Spider Bite Cause Headaches, Dizziness And Blood In The Vomit?

I just got out of hospital as I had headaches, dizziness, aches and blood in my vomit I had blood tests and all that it showed was I had a slight elevation in white blood cells. As I got home I found a white tailed spider crawl on me from my bed, so I am wondering if I have been bitten, does the lemon show up in my blood
Tue, 24 Mar 2020
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The usual white-tailed spider bite can be painful but the initial burning feeling, swelling, redness and itchiness at the bite site usually resolves and there are no long-lasting effects. White-tailed spider bites are not considered poisonous to humans.Hence other causes such as peptic ulcer complications,oesophageal varices,trauma due to excessive retching or infections should be ruled out.Complete blood count,bleeding time,clotting time, gastric endoscopy can be done to identify the cause.

Hope that was helpful.Let me know if i can assist you further.

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Dr.Saranya Ramadoss
General and Family Health Physician
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Can A Spider Bite Cause Headaches, Dizziness And Blood In The Vomit?

Hi The usual white-tailed spider bite can be painful but the initial burning feeling, swelling, redness and itchiness at the bite site usually resolves and there are no long-lasting effects. White-tailed spider bites are not considered poisonous to humans.Hence other causes such as peptic ulcer complications,oesophageal varices,trauma due to excessive retching or infections should be ruled out.Complete blood count,bleeding time,clotting time, gastric endoscopy can be done to identify the cause. Hope that was helpful.Let me know if i can assist you further. Regards Dr.Saranya Ramadoss General and Family Health Physician