15 weeks dry heaves and then a little blood?

[thebigfam]

ok so like the title said I am 15 weeks and I just dry heaved a little and then I had blood mixed in with stomach acid. It was red when it came out but turned brown rather quickly in the toilet. I also have a Lap-band (weight loss surgery band around my stomach) so who knows if that is irritating things. I haven't puked much lately maybe once a day if that on average and none for at least a day and a half. Any ideas? What should I do?

Big Momma

[HeatherB]

I'm not very familiar with Lap-band, so you may want to look into possible issues there more. But...

If you are vomiting violently and have *red* blood, it is likely caused by irritation in the esophagus. Blood from your stomach itself would be much darker. Of course, if it continues to happen or you have other reason to be concerned, contact your care provider. But with one incident I would think it's "just" a very unhappy esophagus.