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12/11/11 at 2:32am
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My 6yo seems to have the stomach flu.  Yesterday she layed around all day, said she was achey and her head and stomach hurt.  Didn't want to eat very much.  Woke up early this morning throwing up.  But, there was some blood in it?  Some red, and one slightly smaller than dime size brownish clot.  She does tend to have nosebleeds, but it's been a few days.  It is totally possible (our house is heated with wood, and tends to be dry) that she was sleeping with her mouth open (usually does), and had a bit of a nosebleed in her sleep. 

 

Anyway, most things I read say that you should be checked out for the blood in the vomit, but the list of things that could be wrong if you DO vomit blood, don't take into consideration that we have friends that have 3 kids with the stomach flu, and at least one more of ours has a fever, and the other two are complaining of a stomach ache.  I have read that nosebleeds or severe vomiting can cause blood.

 

So, I guess I want to know if anyone else's child has thrown up blood with the stomach flu?  And to what level should I be worried about it?  My gut says she's fine (not a particularly high fever, and, like herself, doesn't seem super sick), but I don't want to be foolish and ignore something serious.  But, I also really don't want to subject her to hospital germs and lots of invasive testing if this is normal...

 

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

 

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