Residual from gtub signs of blood

christie · #1 04-22-2011, 10:16 PM

I have a quick question.....Joshua has been sick on and off for a week now(pneumonia over a week)...he has has bad diarrhea (cdif came back neg)...wretching(he has a nissan) this morning he actually vomited out of his mouth...tonight we vented before his feed to make sure he is absorbing and digesting....and there is dark old blood that has come out...has anyone ever experienced this before???

Thanks,
Christie

drct1245 · #2 04-23-2011, 12:31 AM

yes, it could be from a granuloma inside his g-tube stoma. It freaked us out, but that's what we determined.

Ayden has a nissen and has always been able to throw up. but if you find that he randomly projectile vomits, then his nissen may not be in-tact.

Hope he feels better.

jaysmom · #3 04-23-2011, 05:23 AM

Yes, we have had that experience. twice. Once the jtube had worked it's way back into the tummy-and caused vomiting. And once it was from a bout of pneumonia where blood thinners were given to prevent DVT--even though, I expressly told them not to give them at all-because he bleeds, duh! He has a groin filter. Hope you get this straightened out.

christie · #4 04-23-2011, 08:12 AM

Ok thank you for the input.....there is more in there this early morning. I guess I need to call the GI dr? Or just watch to see what happens after this obvious virus? It just always seems to be something else just when you think things are smoothing out.

kadiera · #5 04-23-2011, 08:29 AM

I'd call just to be on the safe side.

Blood in the stomach can *cause* vomiting. It's pretty nasty. Vomiting can also cause esophageal erosion, which leads to bleeding into the stomach.

carolinec74 · #6 04-23-2011, 10:06 AM

if it's old blood, honestly I wouldn't worry unless the amount increases. We get it occasionally, and generally it's from slight irritation, and if he had blood thinners, been retching and vomiting, it wouldn't surprise me at all. if it's red, or the amount increases, continues vomiting, I'd call then, but we see it often enough I just take note and watch.

hope he feels better soon

Billy'smom · #7 04-23-2011, 10:38 AM

It depends on how much blood is present. If it's just a bit, I would chalk it up to irritation. If it's more, it could be more serious. That was the only we found out about the massive ulcers the kids had-they had blood in the g-tube. Either way, I would call the GI just to be sure.