What causes spitting up blood in the early morning post alcohol intake?
Patient: I have been throwing/spitting up blood for few month in the morning specially after long night of drinking beer, I have heat flashs during sleep, after I drink fluid in the morning it sitts in my stomach and after I smoke a cig if I get up I get dizzy and will spit acid with mucous, acud and followed by spitting blood..and throwing up whatever fluid I consumed, and if stay up it will be fine if I go to bed and wake up in few hours it will reoccur... Doctor: Thanks for your question on HCM.Since you are alcoholic and smoker, spitting of blood can originated from either lungs or stomach.Smokers damage their lungs and can develop bronchitis or infection or malignancy. And coughing of blood (hemoptysis) can be seen in all.Similarly alcohol damage liver and stomach. Can cause gastric ulcer and cirrhosis. And vomiting of blood (hemetemesis) can be seen in both.So better to consult doctor and get done1. Chest x ray2. Ultrasound examination of abdomen3. Upper GI Scopy.And quit smoking and alcohol as soon as possible. Both are not good for health. They will only harm you.