In this Article

• Introduction to nausea and vomiting
• What causes nausea or vomiting?
• Acute gastritis
• Central causes
• Association with illness
• Medications and medical treatments
• Bowel obstruction
• Pregnancy
• What about vomiting in infants?
• What can I do at home for nausea or vomiting?
• When should I call the doctor regarding nausea and vomiting?
• How is the source of nausea or vomiting diagnosed?
• How is nausea or vomiting treated?
• Nausea and Vomiting At A Glance
• Patient Discussions: Nausea And Vomiting - Describe Your Experience
• Nausea and Vomiting Glossary
• Nausea and Vomiting Index

Association with illness

• Diabetes: Persons with diabetes may develop nausea because of gastroparesis, a condition in which the stomach fails to empty properly and is likely due to the generalized neuropathy (failure of the nerves in the body to send proper signals to and from the brain) that is a complication of the disease.

People with diabetes can also develop nausea and vomiting should their blood sugars become abnormally high or low (hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia) because the sugar and insulin balance is disturbed.

• Diseases or illness: Many illnesses associated with the intra-abdominal organs have symptoms of nausea and vomiting. These include digestive organ diseases, for example:
  
  
  • hepatitis,
    
    
  • gallbladder disease,
    
    
  • pancreatitis
    
    
  • inflammatory bowel disease
    
    
  • kidney diseases (for example, kidney stones, infection, kidney failure)
    
    
  • some forms of cancer.
    
    
• Vomiting as an atypical symptom of another disease: Some illnesses will cause nausea and vomiting, even though there is no direct involvement of the stomach or gastrointestinal tract.
  
  
  • Heart attack victims may experience nausea and vomiting as an atypical presentation of angina, especially if the myocardial infarction affects the inferior or lower part of the heart.
    
    
  • Lung infections, for example, pneumonia and bronchitis, may also cause nausea and vomiting, especially if the area of lung involved is near the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the chest form the abdomen.
    
    
• Sepsis: An overwhelming body infection spread through the bloodstream may also be associated with nausea and vomiting.
  
  
• Eating disorders: Patients with bulimia will have self-induced vomiting, purging as part of their psychiatric illness

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