What are the common diseases causing hematemesis

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Recently, I was very sick. When I went to the bathroom today, I suddenly had hematemesis. The first time I had this kind of situation, I was really scared. I went to the hospital to see a doctor. Let's talk about the common diseases that cause hematemesis.

What are the common diseases causing hematemesis

First: esophageal diseases: such as esophageal varices rupture, esophageal cancer, esophageal cardia mucosa tear, etc. Massive hematemesis is often caused by rupture of esophageal varices caused by portal hypertension. Esophageal foreign body puncturing the aorta can cause massive hematemesis, which is often life-threatening.

Second: gastric and duodenal diseases: the most common is peptic ulcer (gastric and duodenal ulcer), followed by chronic gastritis and acute gastroduodenal mucosal lesions caused by taking non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as aspirin, indomethacin, etc.) and stress. Gastric cancer, prolapse of gastric mucosa can also cause hematemesis.

Third: hepatobiliary diseases: liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension can cause esophageal and gastric varices bleeding, liver cancer, hepatic aneurysm bleeding, biliary stones can cause bleeding. A large amount of blood flows into the duodenum, causing hematemesis or hematochezia.

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From the above content, we can clearly know that there are many diseases causing hematemesis in patients, and hematemesis is really serious for us. It's better to check our body to determine what disease we have.