Today: How Wilma Rudolph overcame poverty and polio to become famous and an inspiration to others. If ever you thought the odds against your success were overwhelming, wait until you read todayâs story. Wilma was born black in deeply segregated Tennessee in 1940, the 20th of 22 children to a poor family.
There can be many causes of hematemesis, such as: 1  bleeding ulcers. 2  prolonged and vigorous retching that causes tears in the esophageal mucosa (known as Mallory-Weiss Syndrome) 3  gastric or intestinal varices.  vascular malfunctions of the gastroentestinal 1  tract. tumors in the stomach or esophagus.
Erosions, ulcers and tumors may cause bleeding. If the bleeding is brisk and of sufficient quantity it may result in vomiting of bright red blood (hematemesis). Blood which has been in the stomach for any length of time undergoes partial digestion and turns black in color.