Nausea
Nausea is a condition in which the patient feels that the contents of his stomach are emptying, often with vomiting. And in some cases the patient vomits and empties the contents of his stomach without feeling nauseous.
Various causes that cause nausea and vomiting, including:
Nausea and vomit can happen because of so many reasons such as:
- Food poisoning
- Gastric ulcer
- Motion sickness
- Heart attack
- Special smells
- Viral infections
- Ileus
- Gastric reflux
- Induced vomiting in bulimia (a type of psychiatric disorder)
- Brain tumor
- Spatial lesions in the skull and brain
- Appendicitis
- Overeating
- Stress
- Gastroparesis in diabetics
- Gallbladder diseases
- Severe pain
- Severe cough
- Alcohol poisoning
- Migraine (People with headaches get better by vomiting)
- Medicines
Drugs that cause vomiting:
Vomiting can also be the consequence of taking pills and using drugs. Some drugs which may cause vomiting are:
- Some medications to treat depression
- Antibiotics
- Some vitamins
- Chemotherapy drugs
- Blood sugar control drugs
- Anesthesia drugs
- Contraceptive drugs
The cause of vomiting in children
The cause of vomiting in children is mostly due to the following reasons:
- Reflux
- Motion sickness
- Viral infections
- Poisoning
- Allergy
- Overfeeding
- Ileus
- Closure of the gastric outlet
- Cough
- Feverish diseases
Vomiting, especially when done frequently, can cause dehydration. Dry skin, dry lips and thirst are the known symptoms of dehydration, but in young infants, increased heart rate, sunken eyes, and sunken frontal are symptoms that parents should be aware of. Small infants and children are much more at risk of dehydration than adults.
Remember that along with vomiting, in addition to loosing water, certain ions are also removed from the body. Therefore, long-term vomiting, in addition to dehydrating the patient, can disrupt the balance of ions in the body. physicians use ORS to correct this imbalance in ions.
- Abdominal pain
- Chest pain
- Bloody vomit
- Presence of blood vessels in vomit
- Fever
- Severe headache
- Neck stiffness
- Feeling sleepy
- Confusion and decreased level of consciousness
- Bituminous stools
- Avoid odors such as perfume, paint, and gasoline
- Drink plenty of fluids
- Try to eat what you crave
- Avoid spicy and fatty foods
- Consumption of ginger can be helpful
Common medications used to treat and control nausea and vomiting are (avoid unprescribed use):
- Metoclopramide (Plasil)
- dimenhydrinate
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