Worried about boyfriend - illness?

Basically, my bf has been throwing up frequently (pretty much daily) since a few weeks before Christmas. It started off as being only when he drank alcohol but even then he seen it as a problem as it was unusual of him to be sick when drinking. But he's started being sick days when he hasn't touched any alcohol. The other day, he told me he had brought up blood the night before. I said it was probably the wine he had been drinking :rolleyes:

but he swore he hadn't had any. Now he's just phoned me there in tears (which is really worrying because he never cries so this must be getting to him) saying that he just got sent home from work because he can't stop being sick. He then sat and poured his heart out, telling me that he never told me, but he had been bringing up blood quite a lot. He thinks he has cancer or something now. He's going to the doctors tomorrow but now I'm desperately worried for him incase something really bad is wrong, so really what I'm asking is, can anyone, from what I've said, suggest possible reasons for what has been happening?

Also thought I'd mention that he has said that when he was about 8 years old he had a problem where he was sick every night before bed and the doctor told him to eat bananas and he had been fine ever since :confused:

Reply 1

minimo

15

I don't know? Stomach ulcer? Liver problems?
But whatever...tell him to go to A&E if he can't get to a GP soon...this is ridiculous...frankly you should have made it clear that he needs to get medical help ASAP rather than post it on TSR!

Reply 2

fleur de lis

15

O dear that doesn't sound too good :s-smilie:

. To be honest there could be many reasons for this. I found this website with some info of possible causes: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003118.htm. I think perhaps you should ring NHS direct for some advice because this could be potentially quite serious.

Reply 3

need_money

OP

9

Well he doesn't want to tell his mum because she would just say he was drinking too much or whatever so tomorrow I'm going with him straight to the doctors first thing. I was trying to think of possible "better" reasons for him having this problem which is mainly why I posted on here although I do realise it could be extremely serious.

Reply 4

Anonymous #1

Two things to do.

1) Do not self diagnose
2) Go to A + E

Reply 5

fleur de lis

15

To be honest, if he's vomiting blood, there aren't likely to be many better reasons for the problem especially as it has been going on for so long. Try to reassure your boyfriend that it is unlikely to be cancer. Is he still being sick?

EDIT: The more I think about this, the more I think you should go to A&E. If that means he has to tell his mum then so be it, his health is more important.

Reply 6

Trigger

18

i cant believe anyone would leave it so long especailly if it was blood!

Reply 7

Rouge

if its been going on for months must be serious, but i doubt its cancer, especially as it happened when he was 8

Reply 8

Feefifofum

16

It's not necessarily anything serious. I've had similar things before - I've thrown up most days, and occasionally there's been blood, and it cleared up, but if it had happened another time I'd have gone straight to the doctor. There are various things that could cause you to throw up blood - some are common and not serious, but others are potentially very serious indeed. Neither you nor your boyfriend will stop worrying until you've found out what it is, so just go and get him checked out.

Reply 9

RetiredAccount89

18

Feefifofum

It's not necessarily anything serious. I've had similar things before - I've thrown up most days, and occasionally there's been blood, and it cleared up, but if it had happened another time I'd have gone straight to the doctor. There are various things that could cause you to throw up blood - some are common and not serious, but others are potentially very serious indeed. Neither you nor your boyfriend will stop worrying until you've found out what it is, so just go and get him checked out.

people don't tend to vomit lots for no particular reason. especially if it is on and off for weeks.
Blood in vomit - you have to ask is it a little streak of blood, or actually lots of blood. vimiting erodes the walls of the food pipe, so you are bound to get a little, but lots means it might well be an ulcer.

I would strongly suggest visiting the doctor and haven't the foggiest why he wouldn't have already.
And making sure he ISN'T taking aspirin. Keep clear of it!

Reply 10

Fizzer

Jamie is right. Aspirin is the worst thing to take right now, so make sure he's off that right now. Also, it can be an ulcer. He needs to see a doctor as it's impossible for us to say what he has when it's being told to us over the internet!

All the best and do keep us informed.

Reply 11

Anonymous #2

i have had this aswell it just turned out the more i was sick it caused my throat to bleed, i had it when i was pregnant lol but that cant be his problem hope all goes well at the doctors

Reply 12

scaredashell

1

My brother had this, it started after a night of alcohol and went on for months. It turned out he had gastroenteritis which cleared up but he got himself into a psychological loop of throwing up everyday and couldnt stop. He just took these tablets for a few weeks and it was all better. Go to the doctors!

Reply 13

need_money

OP

9

Ok, he ended up not phoning the doctors today. I told him to and he said he would next time there was blood. He was sick today but I think he just had a hangover because he was ok after he had a long sleep :rolleyes:

But when it was blood he was bringing up, he said it was just blood and nothing else which is even worse than just a little so I duno why he isn't so keen to go to the doctors.

Reply 14

That artistic one

1

get it checked out, you never know what it could be

Reply 15

Llamaaa

15

he's probably worried about what the doctor might say, especially if he fears it's something serious. So just tell him things like it's better to know what it is so we can do something about it, or that if it is something serious it's better to know so that his condition doens't get any worse. If he thinks that it's cancer, that needs to be caught early so that it won't spread. Just play on his fears and MAKE HIM GO to the doctors!

Reply 16

Anonymous #3

If he is bringing up blood, this requires immediate medical attention.

If the blood is bright red, it's quite 'fresh', so it's probably coming from the throat. If it's darker, it's coming from deeper within his body, and this is more serious. Fresh blood could indicate ripping in the throat, which isn't as serious, but darker blood means it's travelled further to come out of the mouth.

If anyone started coughing up blood, I would put them in an ambulance straight away, as I don't have x-ray vision, and it can be a symptom of something serious. If you haven't already convinced him to seek medical attention, please do so now.

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