Symptom: Vomiting
Vomiting: Vomiting or retching symptoms.
Introduction: Vomiting is emitting stomach contents from the mouth. This is not the same as regurgitation, which refers to emitting already swallowed food, and must be distinguished correctly. Vomiting is often related to or preceded by nausea, but both nausea-without-vomiting and vomiting-without-nausea are possible. Any nausea or vomiting symptom needs prompt professional medical investigation.
Detailed cause information for symptom: Vomiting:
Medical articles on symptoms: These general medical articles may be of interest:
- Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
- Symptoms and Medical Malpractice
- Medical mistakes and their rates, causes and prevention
- Deaths and sudden death
Types of Vomiting: vomiting blood (13)
Symptoms related to Vomiting: nausea (167), regurgitation (4), abdominal pain (194)
Vomiting type of: Common symptoms (662), Digestive symptoms (397)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions
Possible causes of symptom: Vomiting: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Vomiting as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.
- Nausea - see also causes of nausea
- Common everyday causes of vomiting:
- Digestive conditions
- Stomach upset
- Stomach virus
- Gastroenteritis
- Appendicitis
- Food poisoning
- Poisoning
- Accidental poisoning
- Botulism
- Food allergy
- Acute gastritis
- Reflux
- Milk allergy (type of Food allergies)
- Hiatal hernia
- Esophagitis
- Esophageal varices
- Intestinal obstructions
- Chronic digestive conditions
- Certain diseases
- Kidney failure
- Brain tumor
- Cholera
- Liver conditions
- Gynecological disorders
- Uremia
- Undiagnosed diabetes
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Addison's disease
- Addisonian crisis
- Hypercalcemia
- Balance disorders
- Vertigo
- Acute labyrinthitis
- Acute angle glaucoma
- Increased intracranial pressure
- Brain infection
- Benign intracranial hypertension
- Mountain sickness
- Eating disorders
- Marijuana - a form of cannabis
- Cannabis
- See also nausea, causes of nausea, blood in vomit, retching, reflux, vertigo
Medications or substances causing Vomiting: The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Vomiting as a symptom. This list is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
Conditions listing symptoms: Vomiting: The following list of conditions have 'Vomiting' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Conditions listing complications: Vomiting: The following list of conditions have 'Vomiting' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Last revised: Nov 9, 2003
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