Nausea occurs in conditions of migraine, headaches, head injury, brain tumors, stroke, bleeding into or around the brain. It can be a symptom of glaucoma.
Read More..
Balance Centers in the Inner Ear
Nausea can be related to vertigo, a dizzy sensation of spinning, moving or falling when you are not moving. Conditions that cause vertigo include motion sickness, viral infections of the inner ear and certain brain or nerve tumors.
Nausea is a common side effect of certain body changes like reproductive hormones, low blood sugar, alcohol use or food allergies and poisoning, long multi-antibiotic, anti pyretic therapies
What are the symptoms that can occur due to Nausea or Retching?
• Muscular ring between the food pipe and stomach relaxes.
• The abdominal muscles and diaphragm contract.
• The windpipe closes.
• The lower portion of the stomach contracts.
Whenever vomiting occurs, the stomach contents are expelled through the food pipe and mouth. Due to these body actions, when you have nausea you experience retching. Retching is repeated rhythmic contractions of respiratory and abdominal muscles that occur without your control. You may or may not vomit.
Is vomiting harmful?
Usually, it is harmless but it can be a sign of any other serious illness in the body like concussions, dehydration, meningitis (infection of the membrane linings of the brain), intestinal blockage, appendicitis, and brain tumors.
When the doctor should be consulted or called?
If home treatment is not working and there is a state of dehydration or any internal injury as of head that can cause vomiting. Adults should consult a doctor if vomiting occurs for more than one day.
One should seek immediate medical care if any of the following situations occur with vomiting:
Blood in vomit, headache or stiff neck, lethargy, confusion, or a decreased alertness, severe abdominal pain, diarrhea and rapid breathing or pulse.
Diagnosis
Doctor will see the symptoms of nausea in your medical history and medications. Tests may include blood pressure testing, an abdominal examination, neurological examination or other tests, depending on your recent symptoms and other medical history. For any woman who could be pregnant, a pregnancy test should be done. If there is a recent head injury, you may require a brain imaging test, such as a computed tomography (CT) scan.
What is the treatment of Nausea or Retching?
After the doctor treats the underlying causes SAMEERNA syrup (containing Fennel distillate) when given 2 to 3 teaspoonful with boiled and cooled clean water from half to one hourly interval checks nausea and retching. The dosage quantity may be reduced to 1 to 2 teaspoonful and interval spaced to 2 to 3 hourly after first day.
The treatment with SAMEERNA syrup (containing Fennel distillate) can be maintained for 5 to 7 days with or without other appropriate medications if so required without side effects.