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My friend is 13 and has being puking blood for nearly two months now she has only told me and wont tell no-one else ! what could it be ?

Asked by naomi (19points) December 19th, 2009

she is 13 and has being puking blood for nearly two months and only told me .
she wont tell her mam or no-one else .
i am really worried .
what could it be ?

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rangerr's avatar

Seriously? Hospital. Now.

naomi's avatar

she wont go

TominLasVegas's avatar

She needs to go to the hospital ASAP

Lightlyseared's avatar

Hospital about 2 months ago would be better.

naomi's avatar

she will not go

rangerr's avatar

Then call 911 on her, or tell her parents.
You’re not being a good friend if you’re letting this go on.

smashbox's avatar

If your a friend, then you tell her mom and dad! Puking blood for weeks on end, isn’t normal, there could be a very serious underlying medical condition. Tell her parents, even if she won’t.

dpworkin's avatar

There are many possibilities, all of them more or less serious. If she is losing a lot of blood, that could kill her all by itself, even if the underlying reason were relatively benign. She needs to be seen immediately. That means today.

Ranimi23's avatar

Must see a doctor. I know this girl 25 who has the same thing. It can be bad things, but it also can be something else she will need to live with for the rest of her life.

Pandora's avatar

Either she has an ulcer or she is vomiting to keep her weight down. It can be a number of reasons. Tell her parents. She is VERY ILL if she is vomiting blood. She may get mad at you but its better to loose a friend than to have to go to her funeral.

naomi's avatar

i dont no her parents

gailcalled's avatar

Tell your parents. They will figure out what to do…but do something…NOW.

naomi's avatar

i do not know her parents

smashbox's avatar

Yes, galicalled is absolutely correct, tell your parents, and the sooner the better.

AnonymousWoman's avatar

Encourage her to go to the hospital. If she refuses to go, call 911.

rangerr's avatar

You know your parents, right?
You need to do something now.
Do something, or let your friend die.
Take your pick.

SamIAm's avatar

dangerous. 911.

naomi's avatar

she hasnt officially told me she thinks it will upset me to much but she told my boyfriend

gailcalled's avatar

The source of the info is irrelevant. Get moving. NOW. Get off the computer. Tell someone.

anoop66's avatar

Go to a Doctor, no questions asked. We can’t help you from here,

downtide's avatar

Tell your parents. Tell a teacher in your school. Get her to hospital NOW if you have any feelings for her whatsoever. If she’s been vomiting blood for two months she’s got a very serious problem.

sjmc1989's avatar

Why would be her reason to keep it a secret? Anyway I’m with the others tell her this is serious take her to the hospital if she refuses call 911.

J0E's avatar

It not only could be, but probably is, a very serious situation. Tell someone immedietly.

Log off Fluther. Now.

Fyrius's avatar

What everyone else said.
This is the sort of situation where you should act against your friend’s wishes for their own good.

rangerr's avatar

Look, kid. My sister was vomiting blood for an hour and then had a stroke which nearly killed her.
Think about what two months can do.

strange1's avatar

youre playing games with people, why are you still here, go tell SOMEONE and get help!

Pandora's avatar

If you don’t know her parents and have an idea of where she lives or what her last name is then you can try to look her up on the internet. Especially if you have her home phone number. And if you do, just call them.
If you know any of her other friends who may have info on her family talk to your parents and have them talk to their parents.
Good Luck. Seriously. If this is absolutly on the level, her life is in danger.

naomi's avatar

but she isnt even feeling sick

she is eating having fun like is always had

i just dont get it ??

Fyrius's avatar

I can understand if you don’t really dare to expose your friend’s secret. But you really should. This could be a matter of life and death, literally.
Please be courageous.

rangerr's avatar

I give up

SuperMouse's avatar

Get off Fluther now and tell your parents. This is not about betraying someone’s trust – it about saving this girl’s life. It isn’t about whether she is eating and having fun, this is a very bad symptom for her to ignore. It doesn’t matter whether you know her parents, where you got the information, or how she appears on the outside. If you know her last name you and/or your parents can find her family. Do it! Do it NOW! It is too important not to.

CyanoticWasp's avatar

It could be… it damn well IS bloody serious.

Your friend needs to be examined by a doctor. The only thing stupider for her than to take advice from “just you” (even though I don’t doubt that you have her interests at heart) or strangers on the Internet, would be to ignore this and not talk to a doctor.

Don’t let your friend be that stupid.

J0E's avatar

Maybe if we stop replying she will get off and tell someone.

Fyrius's avatar

Look, you don’t know what’s going on. In that situation, simply because she doesn’t feel sick doesn’t mean nothing serious is going on.
Some internal organ is bleeding somewhere inside her. It’s very possible that there are just no nerve endings there to feel any pain.

JLeslie's avatar

Tell your parents!!

tyrantxseries's avatar

cough troll cough

your options are limited, you can:

tell a parent = save her life

or

Do nothing = watch her DIE

good luck

Corporate_Avenger's avatar

Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll-Troll

le_inferno's avatar

ITT: People getting trolled.

john65pennington's avatar

Her life could and probably is in your hands. her health and life is at stake here. your promise to her is no more. tell someone. tell her parents. tell your parents. i had rather lose her as a friend, that to know i could have saved her life, but didn’t!

CyanoticWasp's avatar

Don’t take our word for it…

From the National Institute of Health, “Medicine Plus”:

Vomiting blood

Vomiting blood is a backward flowing (regurgitation) of blood through the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The upper GI tract includes the stomach, mouth, throat, esophagus (the swallowing tube), and the first part of the small intestine.

Considerations

Vomiting blood results from upper gastrointestinal bleeding. It can sometimes be difficult to tell the difference between vomiting blood and coughing up blood (from the lung) or a nosebleed.

Conditions that cause vomiting blood can also cause blood in the stool.

Causes

There are several reasons why someone may vomit blood. For example, vomiting that is very forceful or continues for a very long time may cause a tear in the small blood vessels of the throat or the esophagus, producing streaks of blood in the vomit.

Other causes may include:

* Bleeding ulcer in the stomach, first part of the small intestine, or esophagus
* Bleeding esophageal varices or stomach varices
* Defects in the blood vessels of the GI tract
* Infection of the stomach and intestines (gastroenteritis)
* Inflammation of the esophagus lining (esophagitis)
* Inflammation of the stomach lining (gastritis)
* Irritation or erosion of the lining of the esophagus or stomach
* Swallowing blood (for example, swallowed after a nosebleed)
* Tumors of the stomach or esophagus

Home Care

Although not all situations are the result of a major medical problem, this is difficult to know without a medical evaluation. Seek immediate medical attention.

When to Contact a Medical Professional

Call your doctor or go to the emergency room if vomiting of blood occurs—this requires immediate medical evaluation.

john65pennington's avatar

2nd Answer. i have read some of the other answers. i am no doctor, but it has the symptoms of a bleeding ulcer. you can die from this. her stating she will not go does not get it. its up to you to tell someone. a friend does not let a friend suffer this way.

le_inferno's avatar

Lol @ people continuing to feed the troll.
It’s literally impossible to vomit blood for 2 straight months without dying. Now stop replying to this nonsense.

SuperMouse's avatar

I would be very pleased if this is indeed the post of a troll. But on the off chance this girl is talking about a real situation, I think it is important to say Go Tell an Adult! NOW!

rangerr's avatar

@le_inferno Hate to break it to you, but it’s not impossible.

SamIAm's avatar

can you let us know how this plays out? i’m curious as to how and why this person is alive/so absent minded!

stratman37's avatar

This shouldn’t have even BEEN a question!

le_inferno's avatar

@rangerr Give me evidence of a person who vomited blood for months without needing to be hospitalized and was able to live a normal life, like this girl is claiming. I’d love to see it.

tyrantxseries's avatar

get your friend this for Christmas

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

Tell her parents,or your parents or teacher.

Corporate_Avenger's avatar

@le_inferno @rangerr – Girls, girls…both your dresses are pretty. Maybe we should focus on this poor, hapless, blood spewing 13 year old who has such a clueless friend that she is in eminent danger of slipping her mortal coil.

rangerr's avatar

@le_inferno Your quote: “It’s literally impossible to vomit blood for 2 straight months without dying.”

You said nothing about being able to live a “normal” life.
My sister vomited blood for about 3 months.
She has a DNR order and my parents didn’t want to risk them fixing anything and making her suffer longer.
We didn’t do anything, and apart from the vomiting, she was the same she had been.
She lived through it.
It’s not impossible.

le_inferno's avatar

@rangerr My point was that the scenario described in the question is impossible. The OP said her friend has been hiding it from her parents and living normally despite her continual blood vomit. This cannot happen. I meant it wasn’t possible to vomit for 2 straight months without requiring serious help to prevent death. You said your sister had a stroke after vomiting blood for an hour.

rangerr's avatar

@le_inferno Then you should have said that in the first post.

Edit: The 3-month-blood-spree was about 14 years after her stroke.

le_inferno's avatar

@rangerr It was implied within the context of the question, I didn’t think I’d need to spell it out for certain individuals.

So you’re saying your sister vomited blood for 3 months, you did nothing about it, she randomly stopped, and she was fine?

Fyrius's avatar

@le_inferno
I hope you’re right.
I’m still glad people answered this, in case you’re not. I wouldn’t have wanted to risk it.

rangerr's avatar

@le_inferno We couldn’t do anything about it. Parents didn’t want to put her in the hospital, hospitals are more dangerous to her immune system than being at home.
She did randomly stop one day and she’ll never be “fine” but she was back to how she was before the vomiting started.

le_inferno's avatar

@rangerr I see. Clearly your sister is quite ill. The OP was saying that her friend, aside from the vomiting, is otherwise perfectly healthy. Impossible.

rangerr's avatar

@le_inferno It still did not kill her, which is what you originally said.

Corporate_Avenger's avatar

I repeat—-
@le_inferno @rangerr – Girls, girls…both your dresses are pretty. Maybe we should focus on this poor, hapless, blood spewing 13 year old who has such a clueless (TROLL) friend that she is in eminent danger of slipping her mortal coil.

le_inferno's avatar

@Corporate_Avenger Why should we focus on a troll?

Corporate_Avenger's avatar

@le_inferno – Why should you shred on each other? If you wish to do so, minimize it as a courtesy. Or take it private.

le_inferno's avatar

@Corporate_Avenger I am not “shredding” anybody, I simply asked @rangerr to provide evidence for a claim. I made no comments about her character.

Corporate_Avenger's avatar

@le_inferno – What…be you. I’m out

animalover's avatar

holy shit and you didn’t tell anybody either for two months!!!
get her some help

smack's avatar

ITT: lolz

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