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I have often seen characters throwing and puking blood when they are punched
in the gut especially in Shounen animes like BNHA and Naruto Shippuden(well
there are other animes I have seen this trope but I could think of these two
anime for the time being). Why is it so common? Is it actually a trope? I have
never seen someone throwing blood when punched in the gut IRL including boxing
matches. Is it due to the fact that the punch is so strong that their organs
gets damaged or collapsed leading to puking blood?


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Is puking blood when punched in the gut a common trope in anime?


Yes, this is a trope known as [blood from the
mouth](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BloodFromTheMouth) and
sometimes also crosses over with the [waterfall
puke](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WaterfallPuke) where a
stream of blood will follow.

This trope is used to indicate significant physical damage to a character,
through a force that would be at least significant to getting hit by a car.

**_Disclaimer, I am not a medical professional. The following based on prior
received medical treatments and their explanations, and online articles._**

In real life this can also occur, it is one of the symptom of severe
hemorrhaging, which in it self is internal bleeding due to damaged blood
vessel's.

Vomiting blood is considered a dangerous symptom which would require immediate
medical attention.

A pretty good explanation on what Hemorrhaging is in near layman terms can be
found on: [medical news
today](https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320322.php#symptoms)


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