Need a virtual hand hold , husband vomiting blood

[Justmeeeindie]

Still frazzled so sorry if this is all over the place husband has been constipated for around 10 days doing usual things laxative tons of water lots of fibre , he went to a&e at my insistence on Tuesday early hours as he was awake all night crying in pain, I’ve never seen him in as much pain and vomiting profusely
he went to a&e waited 4 hours to be basically fobbed off , they felt his stomach said it was just constipation told him to continue laxatives at home .

today he woke up around 11 in agony he vomited it was dark like coffee which in retrospect should have been warning sign anyways he tried to get back to sleep then shouted me not much later from bathroom , he was vomiting loads of bright red blood (no exaggeration there was a lot) and passing in and out of consciousness eyes rolling the lot , he passed out atleast 8 times whilst I was on phone to the ambulance , he peed himself at one point .

I was terrified I’m still shaking ambulance came pretty fast(20mins ) but he’s been waiting in ambulances at a&e for over 2 hours now .

I'm stuck at home with the kids , there off school (hand foot and mouth ) thanks to the two year old .
I don’t know what to do right now , I genuinely though he was dying , he kept saying he was and I had to calm him down telling him he will be fine all the while thinking he was actually dying .

no idea yet what’s actually wrong but I’m thinking bowel blockage (which I suspected on Tuesday hence making him go to a&e) or ulcer .

don’t know purpose of this post just need to let it out , the waiting on update is torture .

That is good news. Have they tested for Helicobacter pylori bacteria? If he has it, it is usually different antibiotics that are needed. A combination of amoxicillin, clarithromycin, and metronidazole.

Thank goodness he's had an endoscopy. Hopefully he'll be on the up soon?

They are testing for this tomorrow I’m surprised they didn’t test for this earlier .

They should have taken a sample and tested for H-pylori during the endoscopy? Glad he’s getting looked after now.

For what it's worth, I had ulcers which were discovered because I was very anaemic as a result of them bleeding. They were treated successfully with omeprazole (and keeping away from spicy food, alcohol etc) and simply healed over time.

At least getting somewhere...what a nightmare for him and you. Sending lots of love and prayers ❤️🙏 hopefully he fully recovers soon and is well enough to go home. Xx

If someone is suspected of having a blocked bowel or a burst ulcer, the last thing they should be doing is eating. In addition, they should not be taking any meds by mouth. Any meds should be administered intravenously and they should be in a saline drip to keep fluids up.

I had this done a while ago - yes, during the endoscopy they take a small biopsy.

I hope he's improving, OP. And that you have more positive updates soon. x

irs not a mix of antibiotics it’s an antibiotic and a ppi - losec usually

Test for Helicopter is just spitting into a test tube to be sent away - very basic

The test for helicobacter is a breath test not a spit test. You blow into a tube, drink a liquid then breathe into another tube and samples are compared. It can be tested from a stool sample too or bloods to see if you have been exposed to it.

Treatment is a mix of antibiotics, my son was treated for it when he was 5 and had 2 different antibiotics and the PPI to protect his stomach. This is standard protocol.

I had 2 antibiotics for 2 weeks and 2 weeks of high dose omeprazole when I had helicobacter, it was an awfulendoerience

But as they did an endoscopy it is standard to test for Helicobacter during it.

I was responding to the poster who said it was a spit test and single antibiotic for treatment. I would certainly hope they tested as part of an endoscope!

They do not always test for it during endoscopy even if you are symptomatic and they say they will. They told me afterwards to buy a home test from
amazon, I was truly shocked

blood in the stomach can affect the result of h pylori testing during an endoscopy so that may be why they're using another method as well as/instead of (IIRC the chance of a false negative is higher so double checking is sensible).