since 2008 at present my mom had several blood transfusion already because she has this very weird illnesss, she vomits blood ( color maroon) and her stool is black cause of the blood.. what is the best way to find the cause of this?. year 2009, she had endoscopy and the doctor found out that she has sort of hemorroid in her throat that if she eats rough foods,cause of bleeding until she will vomit. my question is this, is this diagnosis true or is there other reason why my mom is suffering this
Hi, Those are called as varices. It occurs secondary to portal hypertension. Portal hypertension is due to liver disorder commonly cirrhosis of liver. Varices increases the prominence of the veins, and even mild injury can lead to bleeding. It can be found at three locations. Around umbilicus, esophagus and anal canal. If there is excessive bleeding, transfusion might be necessary. Any further queries, happy to help again.