what does it mean when you throw up foamy stuff?
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Foamy vomit may develop if you have excess gas in your stomach. You should see your doctor if it lasts for more than a day or two. Conditions that cause excess gas include: Acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
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Vomit is vomit, but the color and contents of it can be very telling to what is causing your cat to throw up. For instance, yellow and foamy usually means hairball, but thick yellow bile can be a sign of a serious kidney problem or infection, says Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
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In many cases, throwing up is a protective reflex to rid your body of viruses, bacteria, or parasites in your digestive system. “If you were to eat something that was spoiled or poisoned, your body would get a signal that something was wrong,” says Bruno Chumpitazi, MD, of Texas Children's Hospital.
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Skipped meals and foamy vomit When cats' stomachs prepare for eating, they emit bile, gastric juices and hydrochloric acid. ... When a cat has white foamy vomit, it's sometimes a result of changes in their feeding schedules. They sometimes throw up a combination of yellowish bile and white foam.
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Is your dog throwing up white foam specifically in the morning? If so, it could be due to acid building up overnight in his stomach. A diet of plain chicken and boiled rice for a few days may help calm his stomach and decrease acid reflux. If it occurs frequently, your dog should see a veterinarian.
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Bile or yellow/foamy appearance: This type of vomit could be caused by a hairball, but it also can point to a kidney problem, infection, or endocrine issue. If this type of vomiting occurs frequently a vet visit is also recommended.
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postnasal drip: The mucus that is produced drips down the throat, triggering coughing bouts that can cause vomiting. asthma: Coughing, wheezing, breathlessness, and excessive production of mucus are all symptoms of asthma. These symptoms can also cause vomiting.
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Small streaks or flecks of blood in material you spit up may come from the teeth, mouth or throat and isn't usually considered vomiting blood. Blood in vomit may be bright red, or it may appear black or dark brown like coffee grounds.
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Other Reasons for Cat Vomit For instance, yellow and foamy usually means hairball, but thick yellow bile can be a sign of a serious kidney problem or infection, says Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine. ... Your vet may need to take a skin scrape or do blood work to rule out parasites.
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Mucus in your vomit could be from the protective lining in your stomach or from sinus drainage. In most cases, this is not a cause for concern unless it's accompanied by other symptoms, such as: fever. dehydration.
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Many different things can make kids throw up, including illnesses, motion sickness, stress, and other problems. In most cases, though, vomiting in children is caused by gastroenteritis, an infection of the digestive tract.
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Sometimes, urine can also foam up when it's concentrated. Your urine is more concentrated if you haven't had much water to drink and you're dehydrated. Foamy urine can also indicate that you have too much of a protein, such as albumin, in your urine. The protein in your urine reacts with the air to create foam.
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When children swallow a lot of phlegm, the excess mucus can irritate their stomachs and cause them to throw up. Coughing can trigger vomiting as well -- a reflex that's actually designed to reduce the cough.
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Vomiting is the uncomfortable, involuntary, forceful throwing up of food. In infants, vomiting must be distinguished from spitting up. Infants often spit up small amounts while being fed or shortly afterward—typically while being burped.
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Dogs sometimes vomit up yellow foam. This yellow foam is a form of bile, or digestive fluid, that is produced in the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and released into the small intestine, just below the stomach. This yellow foam usually means that its stomach is empty and the bile is causing stomach irritation.
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Bring a sample of the vomit to the veterinarian. ... If the vomit contains excessive amounts of mucus, an inflamed intestine may be the cause. Undigested food in the vomit can be due to food poisoning, anxiety, or simply overeating. Bile, on the other hand, indicates an inflammatory bowel disease or pancreatitis.
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Liquid Dog Vomit “Often, fluid means we are looking at some other reason, such as [disease of the] kidney, liver, or pancreas, or severe gastritis, where the cause is not food or an irritant,” Dr. Werber says. “It could also indicate esophageal reflux—[which is] like our heartburn.”