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Spitting up blood due to stress?
My bf has been coughing up blood lately. It only happened for a day. He also said he had bloody stool. I was really worried about him but his stubborn self wouldn't go see a doctor. His cousin is a doctor, however, and she said that it is stress related. (I know he has been under a lot in the past quite lately and he also doesn't eat nor sleep well) All these symptoms lasted a day but he said he's had it happen to him in the past before but it never lasted or turned into something serious. I just want to know if anyone knows anyone else that this happened to and what did they do about it? Did it get more serious?
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So, not only does he have blood in his stool, but he has had it for years?
Jesus.
Dude could have cancer or something. I mean - ok, maybe it's an ulcer. Then again, maybe it isn't. And ulcers that last for years are probably pretty serious.
Ignoring it won't make it go away. The longer you leave it, the worse it is when you finally take care of business.
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Coughing up blood and blood in your stool are two very serious symptoms that should not be ignored. I believe he only heard what he wanted to or is only telling you what he wants you to hear. As no doctor I know would tell you to ignore these symptoms.
Now stress does cause stomach ulcers which is one condition that would cause this problem. Without medical tests to confirm this; treatment for stress alone would be inappropriate. There are other conditions that can cause this problem as well Ulcers are at the top of the hit parade so to speak.
Since this has happened to him before it can happen again. This time it may be an internal bleed that could cause him to pass out at the wrong time such as when driving a car. He could bleed out internally while asleep which would not be good either.
He needs to see a doctor immediately as in get him to a hospital emergency room or call 911.
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I've not known of anyone coughing up blood or finding in stools due to stress. Never. Its always good to get a second opinion. His cousin broke a very important cardinal rule of the medical community by making a diagnosis withoute any tests make such a statement. Sooo perhaps this cousin of his is being misquoted and he only heard what he wanted to hear. I can see her saying that there is a possibility of his symptoms being due to stress but that a Dr. would have to check him out to confirm that. This isn't a for sure diagnosis. He is only fearing hearing that it could be something worse. There are many illnesses and diseases with similar symptoms and taking just one and believing his is fine is playing russian roulette with his life. If it is something serious, then its a matter of time until he ends up in the hospital in emergency and fighting for his life over something that just may have been treatable if he went in earlier.
The 'doesnt eat or sleep well' symptoms, I highly doubt lasted for only a day. What he needs to know is that stress is one of the major reasons behind many illness and diseases. Stress slowly has its effect on the body weakening it so it can not function properly. Prolonged stress eventually deteriorates a persons health and they will die much earlier than if they found a way to deal with stress or a major life change to eliminate stress.
I know what I am talking about, the effects of stress on health. I was with an abusive husband for 30 years. It usually takes its toll on ones emotional health or physical health, in my case, physical. I began to have headaches every day of my life. I feared what constant pain killers would do to the pain so I jut lived with it. I also got several migraines a year. I often developed a rash that covered my entire body, itches like crazy, due to the stress, I got stomach ulcers because of it. Although I have high Blood pressure in my family, I developed it much earlier due to the stress, often having days of adrenaline pumping for 24 hrs without stopping,
I cant say my gall bladder stones were due to it but I used natural means to purge my system easily of stones on a regular basis, but over the years as stress increased, the country Dr. recipe for that no longer worked for me and Had gall bladder removed. The worst thing stress can cause is to cause cancer to grow or a heart attack and both often end in death. I had God speak to me one day telling me I had 4 more years to live only if I did not leave my husband because the stress would kill me in one of those ways.
I wanted to live to see all my grown daughters marry and to be there for grandchildren, so I made a big life change and left that which was stressing me. I know many others closely for whom stress played a role in bringing on their illnesses or disease. If I were him, i wouldn't take it lightly. Tell him what I wrote. If he doesnt go to DR, I wouldnt get your heart set on being with him forever.
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