VOMITING

Vomiting is a rapid evaluation of stomach contents in a retrograde fashion; that is material in the stomach instead of usually moving into the small bowel, forcefully comes out through the mouth.

Common Causes of Vomiting:

• Psychogenic
• Excess Stomach Content
• Drugs
• Intra-Abdominal Problems
• Colic
• Sepsis
• Perforated bowel
• Pyloric stenosis
• Toxin
• Metabolic Diseases
• Viral/Bacterial Gastroenteritis
• Cyclic Vomiting in Children
• Pregnancy
• Abdominal Pain
• Patients with protracted vomiting can suffer from dehydration, hypokalemia, and alkalosis.
• If individual who vomits a lot develops muscle weakness, polydipsia (drinking too much water). cannot concentrate urine, abdominal distention, cramps, weakness, somnolence, stupor, or hypotension, he/she will need immediate medical attention and possible hospitalization.

Note: Projectile (forceful) vomiting is often a warning sign of a central nervous system disease such as meningitis.