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RECURRENT VOMITING

Consult this chart if you have been vomiting repeatedly over a number of days or weeks. Recurrent vomiting may be caused by a digestive tract disorder but is also common in early pregnancy. You should consult your doctor if you have persistent or recurrent vomiting.

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Could you be pregnant?

Possibly pregnant

POSSIBLE CAUSE

Nausea and/or vomiting are often the first indicators of pregnancy.

MEDICAL HELP

Make an appointment to see your doctor if vomiting is preventing you from keeping down fluids. If you are not sure whether you are pregnant, do a HOME PREGNANCY TEST.

Not pregnant

Have you experienced any of the following kinds of recurrent pain?

Burning central chest pain if you bend or lie down

POSSIBLE CAUSES

GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX & NONULCER DYSPEPSIA are possible causes of your symptoms.

MEDICAL HELP

Make an appointment to see your doctor.

Pain in the upper right abdomen that may spread to the back

POSSIBLE CAUSE

GALLSTONES could be the cause of your symptoms,

MEDICAL HELP

Call your doctor within 24 hrs.

Pain in the centre of the upper abdomen that is relieved by eating

POSSIBLE CAUSE

Your symptoms may be due to a PEPTIC ULCER.

MEDICAL HELP

Make an appointment to see your doctor.

None of the above

Have you noticed either of the following symptoms?

Yellowing of the skin

POSSIBLE CAUSE

Yellowing of the skin & the whites of the eyes, known as JAUNDICE, is often accompanied by vomiting. Jaundice has many causes but in most cases is due to liver disease such as ACUTE HEPATITIS.

MEDICAL HELP

Call your doctor within 24 hrs.

Yellowing of the whites of the eyes

Neither

Have you noticed changes in your weight or appetite since you began vomiting?

Loss of over 10 LB (4 kg) in wt

POSSIBLE CAUSES

Your symptoms may be the result of a PEPTIC ULCER, but there is also a possibility of STOMACH CANCER.

MEDICAL HELP

Make an appointment to see your doctor.

Loss of appetite

Neither

Do you regularly drink more than the recommended limit of alcohol?

More than the limit

POSSIBLE CAUSE

Excessive consumption of alcohol over a prolonged period can cause long-term inflammation of the stomach lining.

MEDICAL HELP

Make an appointment to see your doctor.

Within the limit

Have you been suffering from recurrent headachces?

Headaches with vomiting but no nausea

POSSIBLE CAUSES

Recurrent headaches with vomiting but no nausea may, in rare cases, indicate pressure on the brain due to bleeding or a tumor.

MEDICAL HELP

URGENT! Call your doctor immediately!

Headaches with vomiting & nausea

POSSIBLE CAUSE

You may be suffering from MIGRAINE.

MEDICAL HELP

URGENT! Call your doctor immediately if this is your first attack. Although the condition is probably not dangerous, your doctor should confirm the diagnosis.

No headaches

Are you currently taking any prescribed or over-the-counter medication?

Medication

POSSIBLE CAUSE

Your symptoms may be a side effect of medication.

MEDICAL HELP

Call your doctor within 24 hrs. Stop taking over-the-counter medicines but continue to take any prescribed medication unless advised to stop by your doctor.

No Medication

If you cannnot identify a possible cause for your recurrent vomiting from this chart, make an appointment to see your doctor.


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