Possible causes of Blood in vomit

25 conditions can cause this symptom. Most common are listed first.

• Epistaxis (nose bleed) Common Pediatric
• Gastritis (stomach inflammation) Common
• Mallory Weiss syndrome (esophageal tear) Common Urgent
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug overdose (Motrin, Advil) Common Urgent Pediatric
• Tonsillitis (tonsil infection) Common Pediatric
• Cirrhosis (liver failure and scarring) Urgent
• Stomach cancer (gastric cancer)
• Alcoholism
• Esophageal cancer (tumor)
• Esophageal varices Urgent
• Esophagitis (esophageal inflammation)
• Gastroenteritis (inflammation of the stomach and intestinal lining)
• Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)
• Gastrointestinal bleeding (intestinal bleeding) Urgent
• Hemoptysis (coughing blood)
• Henoch Schönlein purpura Pediatric
• Hiatal hernia
• Intestinal volvulus (twisting of intestine) Urgent Pediatric
• Intussusception (telescoping intestine) Urgent Pediatric
• Kaposi sarcoma
• Malabsorption syndrome
• Peptic ulcer (ulcer in the stomach or duodenum)
• Small bowel (intestine) lymphoma (lymph cancer)
• Thrombocytopenia (low platelets) Urgent
• Warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven) overdose Urgent