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Q: Why might sever vomiting tear the mucosa?
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Why can severe vomiting tear the mucosa?

Simple--vomiting increases abdominal pressure and causes a sheering force as vomit pushes against sphincters that typically prevent backflow from the stomach into the esophagus. The stomach is a powerful muscle when aggravated (like by a toxin) and it will contract hard until it expels the problem material.


Can you die from vomiting?

It would be very rare, but yes, you could suffer a Mallory-Weiss tear. This is a tear of the gastro-esophageal junction that is associated with violent retching or vomiting and in rare cases might be fatal.


What is Mallory-Weiss syndrome?

a tear in the esophagus caused by violent vomiting


What might cause a tendon to totally tear?

Any thing will tear due to excessive force.


How do you care for your eye if you have a tear in it?

do you mean tear as in tair, or tear as in teer?? In tear as in tair, a bandage might help. In tear as in teer, i recomend wiping your eye with a tissue, but not too much, or your eyes will go red


Why do your eyes tear up when you sing?

When your voice box is strained, your eyes begin to tear up because of the pain. It depends on what song you sing if i sang about a family member passing away I might tear up but if I am singing about life and happiness then i guess i would'nt tear up. It depends on what song you sing if i sang about a family member passing away I might tear up but if I am singing about life and happiness then i guess i would'nt tear up.


What is the meaning of the idiom 'tear somebody to pieces'?

It might mean exactly that, but it usually means verbally - you tear their arguments to pieces instead of tearing their body up.


What is episeotomy?

It is a tear, happens when giving birth the vaginal way. If the baby is big , you might tear and the Dr. cuts you to help make room for the baby to come out.


How does falling cause a labia minora tear?

The labia can either be stretched too far during a fall, causing a tear, or you might have accidentally hit it on something.


What is a pull or tear in a muscle called?

it hurts very bad and will need some time to heal its self if its a bad tear then u might need doctors to go in and look at it with a camera or a scope


What happens if the six pack muscle breaks?

You get a hernia, which might cause damage to your intestines. If it's a really bad tear it might affect the stability of your torso. You'd need a fairly extreme set of circumstance for those muscles to tear though.


How does a tear of the obturator externus occur?

I don't know exactly what causes the tear but I do know how I Injured my Obturator exturnus. I was sprinting and attempting to lengthen my stride when I went a little too far, Partially tearing my obturator exturnus. The pain was immediate and three days latter I was unable to take a step at even a quarter of my regular walking stride without sever pain.