Diseases

Nausea And Vomiting

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Nausea and vomiting most often are due to viral gastroenteritis — often mistakenly called stomach flu — or the morning sickness of early pregnancy. Many medications can cause nausea and vomiting, as can general anesthesia for surgery. Rarely,nausea and vomiting may indicate a serious or even life-threatening problem.

SYMPTOMS

Motion sickness or seasickness.
Early stages of pregnancy (nausea occurs in approximately 50%-90% of all pregnancies; vomiting in 25%-55%)
Medication-induced vomiting.
Intense pain.
Emotional stress (such as fear)
Gallbladder disease.
Food poisoning.
Infections (such as the "stomach flu")