I am 8 month pregnant, during vomiting, blood is coming out at end of vomiting. Please tell if it normal or problem in pregnancy.

Question

It is normal for a person to vomit some blood during pregnancy. Streaks of blood is very normal due to the lining of the esophagus being irritated. But if you vomit chunks of blood you need to contact a emergency personal immediately.
Vomiting blood or Hematemesis often occurs during the pregnancy. You will vomit a significant amount of blood along with the vomit. The blood in the vomit appears black or dark brown and looks like ground coffee.
There are several diseases or gastrointestinal infections that lead to blood vomiting during pregnancy. It is surely not a healthy symptom, and it is advisable to consult the gynecologist immediately. Bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract including the mouth, stomach or torn blood vessels causes bloody vomit. It is the regurgitation of the stomach contents mixed with blood.

Potnuru Srinivaasa Sudhakar · Accepted Answer

It is normal for a person to vomit some blood during pregnancy. Streaks of blood is very normal due to the lining of the esophagus being irritated. But if you vomit chunks of blood you need to contact a emergency personal immediately.
Vomiting blood or Hematemesis often occurs during the pregnancy. You will vomit a significant amount of blood along with the vomit. The blood in the vomit appears black or dark brown and looks like ground coffee.
There are several diseases or gastrointestinal infections that lead to blood vomiting during pregnancy. It is surely not a healthy symptom, and it is advisable to consult the gynecologist immediately. Bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract including the mouth, stomach or torn blood vessels causes bloody vomit. It is the regurgitation of the stomach contents mixed with blood.

Sarika Jaiswal · Answer

Dear Lybrate user, it is normal if you are seeing a little amount of blood in your vomit. However, if blood patches are more and frequent, you must consult it with your doctor on immediate basis. There are several diseases or gastrointestinal infections that lead to blood vomiting during pregnancy. So better get it checked rather than reaching to any conclusion.

Seema Gupta · Answer

Hello user, it is absolutely normal if you see a little blood in your vomit during pregnancy. But make sure the amount doesn't increases and it is not too frequent. Consult your doctor if in case you feel any discomfort and the frequency increases.