Throwing up black liquid

[toriba]

Hi, let me preface by saying I'm not an alcoholic, but the alcoholism forum seems to be the best place to ask this.  I had way too much to drink last night and had a pretty bad hangover today, what really scared me is when I threw up, I threw up this black liquid that seemed to not mix well with the clear (saliva?).  Do any of you know what this black stuff is and how much damage I did to my body last night?  Thank you for your help.

[mom2rachie]

Well, I AM an alcoholic and I have never heard of throwing up blackl liquid.  How much did you drink?
Maybe you should see a dr or get to an emergency room.  
Also, there is a forum on this site moderated by actual doctors.  It's a 15 dollar charge to post a question but they answer you right away.
Good luck.

[mom2rachie]

ANd WHAT is it that you had to drink because yo might just be throwing up that.

[toriba]

Oh that can't be good.  I drank a lot, the point of no return for me is when I took a huge gulp of pure vodka that I thought was mixed.  After that things got pretty crazy, it was really fun, but sooo not worth the hangover.  I'm sort of bulemic so maybe that has something to do with it?  My dad's a general surgeon so if I can't figure it out online I'll just have to ask him.  I can't imagine it being too bad being just a one time thing and all.

[toriba]

I had vodka mixed with this tripplesec and peach mixer I got at the liqure store.  Yea I thought about what I ate and drank but I don't think I ate or drank anything black.

[toriba]

Actually I may have had some coke.  But it didn't look like coke, it looked thicker.  Maybe my stomach acid extracted the syrup?  Is that possible?

[pscb]

It's not a good thing.....what did you eat???

[toriba]

I had some chicken earlier that day and I had a cheese burger and some fries a little while before I started drinking.

[toriba]

Oh also I remember it tasted really bitter when I threw it up, I can't remember if it tasted acidic but I remember bitter.

[FLaddict]

Could a friend of yours been concerned and given you charcoal pills?? I did this to a friend a long time ago when they were too drunk for their own good and they threw up black.

If not I would see a doc ASAP... black vomit or black stools is never a good sign

[toriba]

no I don't think so, I'll talk to my dad about it, he'll know what it was and what to do about it.

[marcatj]

you said you are "sort of bulimic."  what do you mean by that?  every day?  you absolutely cannot chalk this simply up to the alcohol because the bulimia is probably wrecking your insides.

you gotta get it checked out.  that is not a good sign...

[toriba]

Alright I just called him and he said it was probably blood from my stomach, he said as long as I don't do it again I should be fine.  Man that was kind of embarrassing.  But at least I know I’ll probably be fine, thanks guys for your help.

[toriba]

Not everyday anymore, I'm eating less so I won't throw up as much, and even when I threw up everyday I wouldn't throw up that much of my meal because I didn't want to get down to the higher concentrations of stoamch acid.

[marcatj]

well, i sure encourage you to get help for this.  you could be doing some really serious damage to to your insides...

does your dad know about the bulimia?  if you are getting input from people, your dad, whoever without them having the full story, you're really not getting a true "diagnosis" or feedback.

you know that - right?

[FLaddict]

Blood from the stomach should be red not black... Black is a huge sign there is a issue..

[toriba]

yea he knows I'm bulemic.  FLaddict, what could the black be and what would it mean?

[retiredrn]

Did the fluid look like coffee grounds?  That's how blood looks when it has mixed with the acid in your stomach.  Bright red blood is fresh blood, like a nose bleed.

[mom2rachie]

Your father the surgeon said as long as you don't do it again you'll be fine?  I'm glad he is not my dr.  That is a scary thing to sy to your child when they've confessed to a dangerous activity like binge drinking and now find themselves throwing up black fluid. I still say emergency room.  

[toriba]

it looked like syrup with clear liquid in it

[toriba]

I just had some mac and cheese about 30 mins ago and now my stomach feels just fine, I'm too cheap to go to the emergency room unless I'm sure I need to.

[marcatj]

ah honey... just be careful.  please get some help for the bulimia....  seriously.  i don't know your pops, what his deal is, etc. - regardless of what happened with the black vomit, something really could be seriously wrong.

or going wrong, and you can stop it before it gets too bad.... alot of people recover from it, but alot of people if they don't get help do serious damage...

[toriba]

Thank you for your concern, I'm working on the bulemia, my sister was bulemic and now has some health problems and has to take a bunch of meds everyday.  I don't want the same thing to happen to me.

[marcatj]

no sweety, you really don't.

i'm REALLY glad to hear you are working on it.  and know i'm not judging you... we all have our own sh**.  but i'm guessing you are young, and truly, a few pounds ain't worth your health.  the older you get, you really realize how true this is...

for the record, when i was a size 4 and when i was (and am) a size 8 - there's NEVER been any difference in the men, or number of them that pursued me.  i'm not saying that from any kind of arrogant place.. i'm telling you that a couple sizes simply doesn't matter.

and trust me - i've been around the block!  ;-)

take care of yourself, ok?

[mom2rachie]

I really hope that you are ok and that you cotinue to seek help for your bullemia.  You're worth it!