Nausea or Vomiting

Seek professional care if you experience any of the following symptoms

• Seizure attack

• Jaundice

• Edema

• Recent weight loss

• Unexplained weight loss of 5% or more in 1 month

• Vomiting of blood

• Melena (black stools)

• Diabetes mellitus (DM)

  A disease where blood sugar levels are abnormally high, due to problems with insulin production or resistance. There are often no symptoms until the condition has worsened, hence regular screening is important.

• Helicobacter pylori infection

  Helicobacter pylori or H. pylori, is a bacteria that is commonly found in the stomach of approximately half the world's population.The vast majority of people have no symptoms. However, H. pylori is capable of causing a number of digestive problems, including ulcers and, rarely, stomach cancer. H. pylori bacteria may spread through direct contact with saliva, vomit, feces or contaminated food or water.

• Drug-induced nausea and vomiting

  Nausea and vomiting are common side effects of medications. It often occurs shortly after starting the offending medication and it might also be associated with headaches, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Migraine
• Gastritis
• Bacterial gastroenteritis
• Viral gastroenteritis

• Heatstroke

  This is a life threatening emergency where the person's body temperature is dangerously elevated and they display neurologic abnormalities. This occurs when the body fails to regulate its temperature properly. It can be caused by the surrounding environment (heat, moisture) or internal factors (dehydration, strenuous exercise).

• Tuberculosis (TB) (including scrofuloderma)