Green Vomit

[tinman2903]

My 29 year old daughter woke with severe back and stomach pain in the middle of the night. The pain persisted for about 3 hours. She then vomited a bright green vomit and the pain dropped dramatically, and hasn't returned in the past two hours. Any idea what may have happened?

[donjoe341]

Green vomit could mean she is vomiting bile. Bile is a green substance that is excreted by the liver into the gall bladder then into our intestines to help with digestion. She could have had a gall bladder attack. Is the back pain located by her right shoulder or in-between her shoulder blades? That is a sign of a gall bladder or liver problem. Gall bladder attacks tend to wake people in the middle of the night. She could have passed a gall stone. If the pain comes back I would definitely go to the doctor.

[angelat25]

That sounds like bile she vomited. Bile from the gall bladder is green. She should see a doctor to find out what's going on. I'd at least call the doctor in the immediate future to find out if she should go in.