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    ASK Dr Martin

    Jan 13, 2022 2 minutes

    He vomited up blood!

    Q My husband was rushed to hospital vomiting blood, and the doctors have found varices. What’s that?

    Audrey, Harrogate

    This sounds appalling for you. Varices are veins that have swollen and enlarged, just like varicose veins in your legs. Varices that form in your stomach or gullet are particularly dangerous as they don’t usually cause any symptoms, but are

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