Excessive alcohol consumption disrupts the functioning of various organs and systems in the body. A severe hangover is accompanied by severe nausea and vomiting. If blood particles appear in the waste products, you should seriously think about it. This indicates severe liver damage , as well as problems with the stomach and esophagus.
If a person vomits blood after drinking alcohol, it is necessary to cleanse the body and provide complete rest. When you feel better, you should definitely visit a doctor. A comprehensive examination will help identify the underlying causes of the malaise. The situation is too serious to be left to chance. The appearance of blood in vomit can be regarded as an SOS signal from the body. In order not to aggravate the problem, you will have to completely give up alcoholic beverages.
Causes of vomiting blood
Nausea is a normal reaction to alcohol poisoning. The body tries to “throw away” toxic substances as quickly as possible. However, blood impurities usually appear due to internal bleeding . In this situation, immediate hospitalization is required.
Reasons for vomiting blood after drinking alcohol include:
- Damage to the walls of the stomach . This condition is also called Mallory-Weiss syndrome. The stomach is in a tense state. With vomiting spasms, tears and cracks appear on the walls of the stomach. This is how blood enters the esophagus and oral cavity. Another reason is a strong blow to the stomach. A drunk may not even understand what is happening to him. This condition is treated with conservative methods, but in some cases surgical intervention is required.
- Varicose veins of internal organs . The symptom is scarlet blood clots in the vomit. On the mucous membranes, the vessels greatly expand and rupture. As a rule, the bleeding is short-lived. If the clots are dark, you should immediately consult a doctor.
- Acute gastritis . Occurs with poor nutrition. In combination with alcohol, light bleeding may occur. This problem can be faced not only by addicts, but also by people who decide to violate doctors’ recommendations and drink a little alcohol.
- Peptic ulcer . Sometimes accompanied by “gnawing” pain. Minor bleeding is eliminated with therapeutic methods; in complex cases, surgery is required.
- Hepatitis . It is not always viral in nature. Systematic alcohol abuse provokes the development of the disease. If you do not take care of your health, the disease will quickly develop into cirrhosis. Women are at risk. Their body produces much fewer enzymes that can neutralize the breakdown products of alcohol.
- Liver cirrhosis and stomach ulcer . With such diagnoses, alcohol is prohibited even in small doses. In people suffering from cirrhosis, the vessels of the esophagus greatly dilate and rupture under strong strain. Bleeding often leads to the death of the patient.
Attention! Chocolate, as well as red-brown vegetables and fruits, color the contents of the stomach in a specific color, which is often confused with blood.
other symptoms besides bloody vomiting . So, the skin becomes pale with a bluish tint, dizziness appears and the eyes darken. A person feels intense thirst and dry mouth, and loose stools become black. At the same time, blood pressure decreases. Deterioration of vision may also occur.
Diseases
Sometimes bloody vomiting syndrome indicates the possible presence of pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract. This is caused by diseases detected by doctors in a hospital setting.
Internal varicose veins
When scarlet blood is present in the erupted masses and the absence of clots indicates damage to the gastric mucosa, which appears due to internal varicose veins. It develops due to the inability of thin vessels to withstand the pressure of circulating blood, so they burst, leading to blood loss.
Stomach ulcer
Due to prolonged damage to the gastric mucosa by alcohol, an ulcer appears. The chemical reaction of alcohol with gastric juice leads to a multiple increase in the concentration of hydrochloric acid. This causes bloody vomiting and severe pain.
Mallory-Weiss syndrome
After drinking alcohol, in 20% of cases, bloody vomiting occurs due to internal bleeding of the stomach or esophagus. This often applies to men aged 30 to 65 years who abuse alcohol. Symptoms of this include the presence of red blood in the vomit. Black stools, abdominal pain and fainting appear less frequently.
Cirrhosis of the liver
If a person who abuses alcohol has black vomit, this indicates the development of cirrhosis of the liver. Often accompanied by internal varicose veins.
Other reasons
Due to excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages, other diseases may develop that lead to bloody vomiting:
- duodenitis;
- peritonitis;
- exacerbation of chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
- pancreatitis;
- cholecystitis;
- malignant formations;
- intestinal obstruction;
- kidney stone disease;
- inflammation of the esophagus.
Emergency help
Continuous nausea and vomiting of blood after alcohol exhausts and dehydrates the body. This condition is sometimes accompanied by painful sensations. If there is a dark color in the blood masses, you should immediately call doctors. to give medications . Only a specialist can correctly determine the causes of bloody vomiting.
Before the ambulance arrives, you can take the following measures:
- Place the patient on his side . Vomit will not accumulate in the respiratory tract and will not cause an attack of suffocation. A person lying on their back can easily choke.
- The patient should be covered with a blanket or blanket. Constantly be near him, measure his pulse and blood pressure.
- If a person is thirsty, he is given clean water. No food or medicine.
- It is permissible to give only activated carbon , according to the dosages in the instructions.
- Doctors will rinse, place a drip with glucose solution and give the necessary recommendations.
Vomiting with bloody impurities is a dangerous condition. If you do not get help on time, you may encounter various complications. Among them, general dehydration and weakening of the body, shock, anemia, convulsions and suffocation can be highlighted. Inducing vomiting artificially will only make the bleeding worse.
What to do if you vomit blood after drinking alcohol?
Alleviating the consequences, stopping the unpleasant, painful process, and avoiding it altogether in the future are the main tasks. We need to help the body so that the process of fighting intoxication is easier and simpler.
- Clean drinking water will help; the drink should contain only water. It is important to remember that carbonated drinks if they contain water will also not be suitable. It is necessary to exclude them in any case, otherwise the patient will get worse and this will continue.
- The patient should not be allowed to take medications not prescribed by a doctor; he is allowed to drink activated charcoal on his own. In small quantities, even with such a seemingly simple medicine, in this case one cannot overdo it. Black coal is completely safe together with alcohol in the body, relief will follow after use.
- You should not induce vomiting yourself with your fingers or auxiliary objects; do not feed the patient if vomiting has already occurred. The nausea will continue and the situation will get worse.
- Make sure that the patient is not left alone. Place it on the bed; you are allowed to turn it over so that bedsores do not form in case of long-term treatment.
- Keep a diary, notebook, record the patient’s pulse, blood pressure, and general condition yourself. Any small indicator will seem important; you need to record the quantity of discharge and quality.
Professional help
If you are vomiting blood after drinking alcohol, the patient is carefully examined to accurately determine the cause. In most cases it is a stomach ulcer. Alcohol destroys mucus barrier functions and blood vessels. Hydrochloric acid enters the stomach, corroding its walls. An abdominal x-ray , pH-metry, and an analysis for the presence of Helicobacter pylori bacteria will help establish the diagnosis
Uncontrolled drinking provokes the development of Mallory-Weiss syndrome. Blood transfusions (crystalloid and colloid) are used for treatment. Additionally, medications are prescribed to stop vomiting. To cope with severe bleeding, they resort to using a Blackmore probe . With its help, bleeding vessels are compressed.
They also do a local blockade with adrenaline, which helps to narrow the blood vessels. Bleeding caused by gastric varicose veins is fraught with cirrhosis. In such cases, regular checks of the condition of the veins are carried out. At the slightest suspicion of bleeding, you need to reduce portal pressure .
Special drugs (vasodilators and vasoconstrictors), balloon tamponade with two types of probes are used as therapy. Endoscopic and surgical methods are also used.
Diagnosis and treatment
During a full examination, including:
- Gastroscopy;
- Radiography;
- Detailed analyses.
An accurate diagnosis is established and appropriate treatment is prescribed. Typically, this is conservative therapy, but surgical intervention is also possible.
Conservative methods include:
- Removing residual blood from the gastrointestinal tract;
- Prescribing medications to stop further bleeding.
With periodic monitoring of bleeding dynamics using aspiration and probing.
The nature of the surgical intervention depends on the specifics of the disease. This may include removing stones, excision of ulcers, and other actions.
Folk remedies against vomiting
To eliminate vomiting, use the following means:
- Potato starch (1 tsp raw material / 1 tbsp warm water). This paste will help cope with unpleasant cramps.
- Blackberry branches. A decoction is prepared from them. You will need 0.5 liters of water. The branches are boiled for 5 minutes, and then left for another 40 minutes.
- Dry chicory. The herb is ground into powder (1 tbsp / 300 ml of boiling water). The resulting mixture is covered with a warm blanket and left overnight. Drink 1 tbsp several times a day. l. 30 minutes before meals.
- Egg whites. You only need 3 eggs, and after an hour, nausea will bother you less.
With severe vomiting of blood, such remedies will not help. However, residual effects can be removed quickly .
How to treat?
Treatment is prescribed depending on the nature of the bleeding and the volume of lost blood. Various treatment methods may be prescribed.
Hemostatic drugs
To stop bleeding, doctors prescribe medications that have a homeostatic effect. The following are usually classified as drugs to stop bleeding: Contrikal, Etamzilat, Vikasol, Tranexam. They are used both for minor bleeding after alcohol and for heavy blood loss. Use is possible only after a doctor's prescription. Available in the form of tablets or solutions for internal use. The dosage is dictated by medical prescriptions and instructions for use.
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Folk remedies for bleeding
The most famous folk remedy for stopping internal bleeding after drinking alcohol is nettle. It does not contain vitamins K and C, which are required to stop bleeding.
The use of nettle goes well with other remedies, such as yarrow, bird knotweed or shepherd's purse. All these herbs should be infused in equal parts, mixed and brewed in an aluminum container. Infusion is carried out for half an hour. The dose is taken three times a day, 75 milligrams.
Five tablespoons of dry boron uterus grass are placed in a container with two glasses of vodka. In complete darkness, the product is infused for three weeks. Take 25 drops daily for three weeks. After a ten-day break, the full course of treatment is repeated.
A noisy, cheerful feast for most Russians who love to party in a big way often ends in poor health. A person develops a headache, nausea and vomiting after drinking alcohol. In this state he is unable to work or think. The effect of alcohol on the body is similar to poison. You can cleanse your body of it using various methods.
Diet
You will have to not only forget about alcohol, but also completely reconsider your diet. At first, it is better for the patient not to eat. The most important thing now is to drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration. It is useful to drink teas based on calendula, rosehip or chamomile. They have a calming effect, relieve inflammation and help you recover faster from illness.
Usually, significant relief occurs within 2-3 days. This is only if the patient observed bed rest and followed all the doctors’ orders. Properly selected food will help replenish the supply of nutrients and will not irritate the esophagus and stomach. During this period, it is important not to overload the liver and pancreas. All fried and fatty foods are completely excluded. You should also not eat marinades, preserves, raw vegetables and fruits, as well as red meat. Food should be soft, pureed, and at a comfortable temperature.
It is best to start with weak tea and jelly, gradually moving on to liquid porridge and diluted chicken broth. Next, move on to chopped chicken pulp and soft-boiled eggs. It is recommended to drink vitamin C to strengthen the body. After complete recovery, you will need to strictly follow a diet and regularly visit a gastroenterologist. A specialist will help you choose the right diet for the future.
Pharmacy medications for nausea and vomiting
If you don’t know what to do in case of alcohol poisoning at home, then vomiting can be treated with the following medications:
- As we said above, if the urge to vomit does not stop, drink Cerucal.
- As sorbents that need to be drunk after washing and stopping vomiting, we can recommend Polyphepan, Enterosgel, Polysorb, Enterodes, Smecta. These medications will help speed up the elimination of alcohol toxins from the body.
- To cope with alcohol intoxication, which is the main cause of vomiting and nausea, you can use pharmaceutical hangover medications. For example, Zorex will help speed up the elimination of alcohol toxins and neutralize the effects of alcohol breakdown products.
- Another medicine that reduces the toxic effects of ethanol and its metabolic products is Limontra. The drug contains succinic and citric acids, which stimulate physiological processes, have an antioxidant effect and increase performance.
- In addition, we can recommend Alka-Seltzer, Yantavit, Metadoxyl, Biotredin, Bison.
Remember, you should not drink an emetic while drinking alcohol to speed up the cleansing of the stomach. The thing is that it is impossible to predict the body’s reaction to a cocktail of a drug with such an effect and alcohol. Many medications are allowed to be taken only a few days after stopping drinking alcohol.
Ginger water can be used to treat nausea after alcohol poisoning. To do this, crushed ginger root is poured with boiling water and, after infusion, drunk instead of tea. Mint tea and infusion of lemon balm leaves work well against nausea. Lemon water has a pronounced antiemetic effect. To prepare it, juice from one lemon is mixed with water, bringing the volume to 0.25 liters. A teaspoon of potato juice before meals also has a similar effect.
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Preventive measures
It is always better to prevent a critical condition than to fight it.
In this case, the following tips will help:
- Try to get more rest and eat right.
- Get rid of bad habits.
- Avoid abdominal injuries.
- Regularly visit a gastroenterologist and take all necessary tests.
Vomiting blood cannot be ignored. Even if this condition passes quickly, you need to visit a doctor. In the case when a person vomits blood after drinking alcohol, only a comprehensive examination of the digestive organs can determine the reasons. If you drink alcohol again, the situation can worsen even more and lead to tragic consequences.
A drinking person will need help from loved ones.
Getting rid of a bad habit can be difficult. Therefore, you need to find a good narcologist who will help solve problems with alcohol. The task of loved ones is to convince the person of the need to give up alcohol. This is the only way the treatment will be effective. A healthy lifestyle, a balanced balanced diet , and regular examinations will prevent the risk of recurrent bleeding.
Why do people abuse alcohol and become drunkards?
Alcoholism is a complex disease that is treated by psychiatrists and narcologists. It is fatal and incurable: when a certain concentration of ethanol in the blood is reached, a person is “hooked” and will strive to achieve a state of intoxication for the rest of his life. No health problems that would shock an ordinary person can stop an alcoholic. These are blood clots during vomiting after alcohol, yellow complexion and sclera, constant tremor of the fingertips, mental disorders (hallucinations, delirium).
It is very important for the patient to understand in time that alcohol dependence exists. If you solve it, then problems with nausea, vomiting, nervousness and other “charms” of alcoholism will disappear by themselves. The patient himself must realize the severity of health problems and their consequences in order to stop drinking.
