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Question
Hello doctor,
My wife has chest tightness, or shortness of breath, or dizziness, abdominal distension. My wife also has insomnia, sometimes vomiting blood. I want to find out more before taking my wife to check. The doctor told me that chest tightness, vomiting blood is a sign of disease? I thank you doctor.
Le Thi Thuy Trinh (2002)
Answer
Answered by Doctor, Doctor Truong Ngoc Hai - Emergency Department - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “What is chest tightness, vomiting blood is a sign of disease? , the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Vomiting blood is one of the signs of gastrointestinal bleeding. Patients may have abdominal bloating, abdominal distension, nausea, a feeling of a fishy smell in the mouth, vomiting fresh blood or black blood, the blood may contain food. The patient may vomit food and then vomit blood.
To accurately determine the health status, patients with one of the above signs should see a gastroenterologist for specific advice.
If you still have questions about vomiting blood, you can go to the hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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