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What to do if you feel sick. Heaviness and feeling of nausea after eating: causes and treatment

Since nausea is not a disease, but is considered a consequence of some illness, you need to pay attention during attacks, what exactly causes it, what time of day it happens, and what accompanying symptoms it is accompanied, for example, by vomiting or dizziness.

Types of nausea

The main symptom of nausea is a sucking and unpleasant sensation that rises from the pit of the stomach to the throat, causing the desire to vomit.

She may “come” alone, but is often accompanied by:

  • diarrhea;
  • vomit;
  • temperature;
  • sweating;
  • pallor;
  • dizziness;
  • cooling of feet and hands;
  • darkening of the eyes;
  • increased breathing and heart rate;
  • drowsiness;
  • weight loss.

Doctors highlight the following types nausea:

  • If it is caused by poisons, chemicals or spoiled food, then it is toxic.
  • Reflex nausea is called nausea, which is caused by disturbances in the mucous membrane digestive organ and most often appears after eating and taking certain foods.
  • Doctors call a nauseating condition caused by disorders in the brain, for example, increased intracranial pressure, but more often it is a consequence serious illnesses: atherosclerosis, benign or malignant tumors.
  • If the patient suffers from neuroses, then their attacks often pass with nausea, called vestibular. It is also typical for women during pregnancy and menopause.
  • Metabolic nausea is caused by diabetes, dieting and fasting, an unbalanced diet and metabolic disorders.

If nausea becomes frequent, then this is an alarming signal that problems have appeared in the body, the cause of which must be determined immediately.

You can recover from this symptom only by finding its cause. If this is not pregnancy, then first of all you should undergo an examination of the gastrointestinal tract.

Nausea and vomiting after eating

The appearance of unpleasant sensations such as nausea may be a sign of existing disease. It is also important to identify at what time it appears: before or after a person has eaten.

Possible reason unpleasant condition after eating are:

  • disorders in the digestive organ, for example gastritis, duodenitis or ulcers;
  • liver disease: hepatitis, cirrhosis, cholecystitis and others;
  • disorders in the pancreas, for example, pancreatitis;
  • inflammation in the intestines, such as infections or diarrhea.

Each ailment has its own symptoms, but for some of them, nausea is the primary indicator indicating that the disease has already “settled” in the body, now you just need to find the affected organ.

  • With gastritis, a nauseating state after eating is accompanied by vomiting with belching, giving off a “rotten” feel.
  • An ulcer of the digestive organ is expressed by severe nausea, accompanied by pain in the upper abdomen, vomiting and heartburn.
  • The initial stage of hepatitis is accompanied by nausea and pain under the ribs on the right side. If the temperature rises sharply, then similar condition, possibly caused by jaundice.
  • With cholecystitis, pain in the pit of the stomach is accompanied by nausea with metallic taste in the mouth immediately after eating.
  • At initial stage cirrhosis, nausea is accompanied by vomiting after almost every meal.
  • If nausea manifests itself with an enlarged abdomen and belching immediately after eating, then this may be a signal of the presence of stones in the gall bladder.
  • With pancreatitis, this condition is accompanied by pain in the left upper abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea.
  • Dysbacteriosis causes not only nausea after eating, but also unpleasant conditions before eating it. Diarrhea or constipation, loss of appetite and bad breath are all signs of this disease, accompanied by nausea of ​​varying degrees of strength.

You don’t just feel sick after eating, so you need to carefully track what exactly is causing it and what is accompanying it, and tell your doctor about your observations.

Quite often, nausea after eating is experienced by those who immoderately absorb food and constantly overeat. It can also be caused frequent use fried and fatty foods, extremely harmful to the stomach. In this case, it is enough to change your eating habits and reduce portions to get rid of this unpleasant condition forever.

What causes nausea

Quite often, in addition to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (ulcers, gastritis and others), doctors name a number of reasons for this condition that are not directly related to any organ, for example:

  • Helminthiasis is an infection of a person with helminths, which cannot always be detected without special tests. This infection is often “masked” as other diseases, and doctors begin to treat the patient, for example, the stomach, instead of taking samples for worms. with helminthiasis is accompanied skin rashes and anemia. It is necessary to get tested urgently, as severe infection can lead to fatal outcome caused by severe intoxication of the body.
  • Eating disorders are a disruption of the body’s habitual way of life, caused, for example, by fasting or a strict diet. Nausea accompanies a feeling of hunger, but can also occur after eating sweets or baked goods. Restrictions in nutrients oh and a reduction in portions, a long gap between meals, all this causes nausea and general weakness in the body. It is necessary to increase the number of meals, making the diet fractional but frequent.
  • Often causes nausea long-term appointments medicines or a large number of caffeine It is enough to take a break from treatment or change medications, as well as limit coffee consumption to get rid of the unpleasant condition.
  • Migraine attacks are accompanied by nausea, headache and pallor. If they are frequent and strong, then the doctor prescribes drug therapy, with rare manifestations of migraine, it is enough for the patient to provide peace and quiet for it to pass.
  • Painful periods can also cause nausea and vomiting with dizziness.

If a person has suffered a head injury, then nausea is the first sign of a concussion. If its manifestations are severe, you should consult a doctor.

Causes of nausea and fever in women

An increase in temperature is an unpleasant condition in itself, but if it is accompanied by nausea, then this is a reason to consult a doctor, since there are several reasons for their appearance, and all of them are alarming:

  • In more than 90% of cases, when a woman is sick and has a temperature of 37 degrees or higher, then this is an infectious or viral disease in the gastrointestinal tract. Most often it is gastritis, an attack of ulcers, colitis, rotavirus or coli. A visit to a doctor is required, and in some cases, for example, when acute appendicitis, hospitalization.
  • Nausea with severe dizziness indicates circulatory disorders in the brain, which can cause a stroke or indicates the presence of thrombophlebitis.
  • If a woman experiences nausea and fever, which is accompanied by bloody vomiting, then urgent health care, as these are signs of serious inflammatory processes. The main task is to determine the source of the disease and its timely elimination.

If nausea and periodic bouts of vomiting do not go away within 24 hours, then you should consult a doctor.

  • A woman's fever and nausea may indicate pregnancy. If they are accompanied by severe pain in the abdomen and bloody discharge, then you need to urgently consult a doctor, as they indicate ectopic pregnancy or threat of miscarriage.
  • If it is difficult to bring down the temperature and nausea appears after eating, then this is a sign of infection helminthic infestations or giardiasis. Testing and treatment are required.
  • Diseases of the genital area are also often accompanied by nausea and fever. They can be caused by syphilis, trichomoniasis, gonorrhea or other ailments.

You should not self-medicate and take antipyretics without finding out the reason that caused nausea and fever.

Causes of nausea when nothing hurts

Sometimes nausea occurs for unclear reasons, when a person has no obvious illnesses and nothing hurts. In fact, this is not true. If nausea is not a consequence of pregnancy, then this means that a hidden illness has appeared in the body, or something needs to be changed in the diet.

For example, frequent nausea or a long-lasting state indicates under stress, in which a person has been for some time. In any case, if a nauseating state appears again and again, this is a signal that it is time to consult a doctor for help and undergo an examination to identify the cause that caused it.

  • this may be the onset of esophageal stenosis;
  • it may indicate the onset of gastritis;
  • in case of cancer of the digestive organ, nausea is accompanied by vomiting, which does not bring the patient the usual relief;
  • Many gastrointestinal diseases are manifested by nausea as a symptom, so you need to be examined in order to identify its cause in time.

Nausea is already a sign of a disorder in the body, so you should not ignore it, especially if it recurs.

If nausea occurs from overeating or abuse of certain foods, then a doctor is not needed, but you need to limit unhealthy eating and reduce your diet.

What causes food aversion

Sometimes it happens that the nausea that occurs after eating causes aversion to it. The patient is afraid of the manifestation of these conditions and therefore reduces the amount of food consumption, reducing it to a minimum or refusing it altogether. This dangerous condition, which can lead the patient not just to weight loss, but to death.

Most common cause refusal to eat is depression or anxiety. If they last for a long time, then the person begins to eat less and less until he loses his appetite completely. Nausea with anxiety is the first sign of a mental disorder. If these diseases are not treated, they can develop into chronic stages when drug treatment alone no longer helps, but psychotherapy is required.

The causes of nausea, what it can symbolize and how to get rid of it:

Food aversion is danger sign, speaking either about disorders in the gastrointestinal tract or in the psyche. It is necessary to urgently consult a doctor and identify its cause.

Nausea in children and adolescents

The appearance of this condition in a child, especially younger age, indicates the presence possible violation in the gastrointestinal tract or an allergic reaction.

If nausea occurs along with symptoms such as:

  • lethargy
  • reluctance to eat and play
  • refusal of any drink
  • drowsiness
  • irregular pulse rhythm,

then this is an alarming sign and you need to call a doctor. This is due to the fact that children's body are more likely to be infected and viral diseases than an adult, so nausea is a sign of the onset of the disease, when it is still easy to localize.

Children should be especially taken care of during teeth change, when... open wound In the gums, an infection can easily enter the child’s body. If the child’s condition is accompanied by fever, then calling a doctor is mandatory.

The main causes of nausea and vomiting in children of any age are:

  • brain diseases such as meningitis, encephalitis or tumors;
  • uremia;
  • intoxication of the body;
  • for helminthic infestations;
  • any gastrointestinal pathologies;
  • if they are accompanied by diarrhea and fever, then this is a sign of poisoning;
  • vomiting blood indicates internal bleeding;
  • if vomiting is mixed with feces, then this is a sign of intestinal obstruction.

Since it is difficult for a child to describe his condition, if nausea and vomiting recur, you should consult a doctor, since sometimes they are symptoms of extremely dangerous diseases.

Nausea is common in teenagers hormonal changes, Related adolescence and body growth. For example, this may be a symptom of vegetative-vascular dystonia, which often occurs at this age.

An attack of nausea is a symptom, the cause of which it is advisable to identify in advance, before the illness becomes acute or chronic.

Nausea is one of the most unpleasant symptoms. Its one-time appearance most likely will not indicate serious pathologies. But if nausea appears regularly, you need to listen to this signal from your body and undergo a full examination. Why your health worsens and what to do when you feel sick, we’ll talk about this further.

Causes of nausea

Constant attacks of nausea and vomiting exhaust the body and worsen the quality of life. But main danger this unpleasant state - possible risks and consequences associated with the loss useful substances or, even worse, possible rupture of the mucosa due to the constantly created pressure. So it is extremely important to promptly identify the causes of nausea.

Main causes of nausea:

  1. Gastritis or ulcer. With these diseases, the feeling of nausea intensifies after each meal, accompanied by heartburn and a feeling of heaviness in the stomach.
  2. Gallbladder pathologies. Most often general clinical picture presented by nausea while eating, flatulence, pain on the right and bad aftertaste metal in the mouth.
  3. Pancreatitis. The above symptoms in combination with intestinal disorder may also indicate inflammation of the pancreas. The only difference is that the desire to vomit appears after the food enters the stomach, but the amount of enzymes is not enough to digest it.
  4. Appendicitis. In such cases, the occurrence of nausea and vomiting does not depend on food. A clear sign– wandering pain with gradual localization on the right side, mainly in the lower abdomen. Possible increase in temperature.
  5. Poisoning, intestinal infections. Nausea and stomach pain appear some time after eating, then increase until the first episode of vomiting appears. After this, the patient’s condition improves slightly, but the relief effect is short-lived. Besides common features intoxication (weakness in the body, fever, dizziness), diarrhea is noted.
  6. Disruption vestibular apparatus. Attacks of nausea and dizziness are sudden in nature with a sudden change in body position, tilting the head. As accompanying symptoms May cause tinnitus and headaches.
  7. Hypertension (high blood pressure). For chronic high blood pressure the appearance of nausea and dizziness is not related to food intake. The symptom is especially disturbing in morning time days, but individual attacks can be observed throughout the day.
  8. Brain injuries and tumors.
  9. Mental disorders.
  10. Toxicosis in pregnant women. Morning sickness and vomiting is one of the first signs of pregnancy.

As you can see, there can be many reasons for constant nausea. But only qualified specialist Based on the diagnosis, it can help determine the origin of this syndrome. Therefore, when you feel sick frequently, it is strongly recommended not to self-medicate. Otherwise, the disease may progress to chronic form, which is difficult to treat. And if we're talking about about brain diseases, even the slightest delay can cost your life.

What to do if you feel nauseous

If there are constant attacks of nausea, the examination should begin with a visit to the therapist. After initial examination will be appointed general tests that will help clarify the picture of the disease. When all the results are ready, a referral is issued for additional consultations narrow specialists.

If you cannot see a doctor, you will have to act on your own. First aid, if a person is feeling sick, should be aimed at eliminating not only the symptom, but also the cause. Therefore, you need to pay attention to all changes in the patient’s health status.

Nausea after fatty foods


If you feel very nauseous and vomit after a fatty dinner, there is pain under the rib on the right, and there are traces of bile in the vomit, most likely you are worried about an attack of biliary colic
. Before consulting a doctor, eliminate all fatty foods, sweets and spicy seasonings from your diet. Eat small meals up to 6 times a day. And be sure to drink water!

First aid for biliary colicantispasmodics(spazmalgon, no-shpa), domperidone (Motilium, Domrid) and pantoprazole (rabeprazole). Half an hour after taking the pills, you must eat, even if the nausea has not yet passed.

If the pain intensifies, the temperature rises and darkening of the urine is observed, call an ambulance immediately!

Nausea after spicy food and alcoholic drinks


Nausea and mild pain under the rib on the left may indicate a malfunction of the pancreas
. Approved drugs: no-shpa, pankrinorm, cerucal. If vomiting and diarrhea occur, hospitalization is necessary.

The regular occurrence of symptoms of inflammation of the pancreas can greatly complicate life. Over time, abdominal pain will begin to bother you more and more often, after each meal. And without providing emergency assistance patient with acute pancreatitis Possible death.

Nausea due to food poisoning


The main difference between the symptoms of food poisoning and pancreatitis is the absence of abdominal pain
. In addition to nausea, the patient is bothered by periodic vomiting and loose stool mixed with mucus. Heat in combination with these symptoms indicates entry into the body intestinal infection. In this situation, self-medication without diagnosing the causative agent of the disease will be ineffective and even dangerous.

For the treatment of nausea during normal food poisoning sorbents are used (enterosgel, Activated carbon, smecta). If an infection is suspected, stopdiar or enterofuril is taken. The patient is also advised to drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration due to diarrhea.

If you have food poisoning, do not take imodium or loperamide. Active ingredients drugs block the natural elimination of toxins from the body, which is why nausea and other symptoms of intoxication can only intensify.

Nausea and pain in the lumbar region


Severe nausea, vomiting, and pain in the lower back extending to the hip may be a sign renal colic
. Its causes can be different - from inflammation of the ureter to the formation of a tumor. Therefore, with frequent attacks, it is necessary to undergo diagnostics to eliminate possible risks of developing nephrosclerosis.

The only thing that can help in this situation is antispasmodic drugs in combination with analgesics. They, of course, will not eliminate the attack of nausea, but they will relieve the painful sensations. If half an hour after taking the medications there is no improvement, and nausea and vomiting only get worse, call an ambulance.

Nausea and dizziness

The symptoms that accompany nausea can tell you a lot about true reasons such a state. If you feel nauseous, but not vomiting, and at the same time you feel severe weakness in the body and feel dizzy, perhaps we are talking about the following conditions:

  • Decreased hemoglobin levels in the blood. Treatment involves an iron-containing diet and taking ferrum preparations.
  • Hypoglycemia (low glucose levels). To get rid of nausea, you need to eat something sweet or drink tea with sugar.
  • Low blood pressure. In case of hypotension, a cup of strong brewed coffee or tea helps to cope with attacks of nausea and dizziness.
  • Depletion of the body caused by a lack of nutrients and vitamins. Balanced diet, taking multivitamin complexes and observing a work-rest regime will help you get rid of frequent attacks nausea.

If you are worried about nausea and headache, the following diseases cannot be excluded:

  • Migraine. With migraines, the pain is usually concentrated on one side of the head. There is nausea, but no vomiting. All other indicators (temperature, breathing, speech, physical activity) remain normal. Ergotamine-based medications will help get rid of nausea and headaches.
  • High blood pressure. Nausea, black spots before the eyes and pain in the back of the head are symptoms of a jump blood pressure. First aid - drugs of the captopril group.
  • Encephalitis and meningitis. Both diseases have an infectious etiology and have a distinct severe symptoms intoxication. In both cases, hospital treatment is indicated.

Stroke! If, in addition to nausea, there is a speech disorder and motor activity, the patient complains of numbness in the arms or legs, loses consciousness, do not waste time on self-medication. Only in a hospital can they provide qualified assistance. And the sooner this is done, the greater the chances of minimizing the consequences.

What to do when you feel sick in transport

Complaints about motion sickness in transport are a very common occurrence. If every trip in a car is invariably accompanied by nausea, you should consult a neurologist. The doctor will help you choose gymnastic exercises for training the vestibular apparatus and medications that alleviate your condition during travel.

You can't buy it yourself generic tablets"from motion sickness in transport." These drugs have too large list side effects and contraindications, so you can mindlessly take them every time you have to go somewhere.

General recommendations on how to get rid of nausea in transport:

  • do not ride on an empty stomach or immediately after eating;
  • do not sit in the last seats, choose seats as close to the driver as possible;
  • position yourself so that you are facing forward;
  • do not read books or use your phone/tablet while driving;
  • If possible, keep the windows open to allow fresh air;
  • Take sour or mint candies with you on the road.

If you still feel inexorably nauseous, you need to get out of the car and breathe fresh air. In the absence of contraindications you can take an anti-nausea pill (Dramine and others) half an hour before your intended trip. But this should be a one-time thing and in the most extreme cases.

There is no need to fight the body, drowning out nausea with all kinds of pills. Listen carefully to this signal and begin to take measures to identify the cause of these attacks. The earlier the disease is detected, the easier it is to treat.

Everyone has experienced attacks of nausea, and I want to get rid of the unpleasant symptom and eliminate vomiting as soon as possible. Unpleasant, painful manifestations occur mainly when:

  • Stress, anxiety.
  • Seasickness, motion sickness.
  • Toxicosis, poisoning.

In case of nausea, vomiting, the risk of occurrence is considered infectious diseases, stomach flu. Symptoms that do not go away for more than 2 days are a reason to immediately consult a doctor. Treatment at home, folk remedies relevant for short-term manifestations of the disease. Concomitant symptoms are an unfavorable sign and require medical intervention and professional consultation.

If a symptom occurs due to stress and fuss, half an hour to an hour of calm helps. Against nausea, it is enough to retire, find quiet place, spend time lying down, sit on a soft sofa, carpet. Place a pillow under your head, lie down comfortably, on your back or side. Sleep will help relieve the problem, a short break will ensure restoration of strength, removal of the problem.

Fresh air and deep breathing will help get rid of nausea and vomiting caused by overwork and tension. The discomfort will subside, a series of deep breaths will help. open window, in front of which you can sit. Close your eyes, think about pleasant things, leave negative thoughts. To overcome the trouble of working for a long time in front of a computer or with electronic devices, you will be able to separate yourself from them for half an hour to an hour and continue working later. Useful remedydeep breath through the nose, exhale through the mouth, slowly, holding your breath.

Coolness helps - you can relieve nausea by applying a cold compress to the back of your head or forehead. An increase in temperature due to vomiting, the high initial temperature will decrease and it will become easier. When the reason is anxiety, stress, distract yourself, do pleasant things, routine. Close person at a party, pleasant communication contributes to relaxation. Physical exercise Unfortunately, vomiting will occur and the problem will get worse. The gastrointestinal tract should not be strained. Moderate activity helps, doing light exercises is recommended.

Avoid strong odors. The sense of smell is associated with digestion, and there are general reflexes. The smells will make it worse. If vomiting or nausea occurs, avoid perfumes, tobacco, and leave places with strong odors.

Physical effects

Acupuncture can help alleviate the condition during an attack, acupressure, self-massage. The technique has been known since Ancient China, relieves pain signals along the nerves, helps suppress symptoms. Folding big index fingers letter C, you need to tightly squeeze the place between the pair of tendons at the base of the wrist, from the feeling of nausea. You need to press hard for 30-60 seconds, the sensation will decrease.

The phenomenon is observed often, do you suffer from seasickness? Buy a bracelet for wrist acupressure, put it on, wear it when traveling, use it to overcome an illness. The ridges corresponding to the points provide constant acupressure, helping to cope with attacks.

A list of exercises and yoga will help you cope with the situation. Compression and discomfort in the neck and back can cause an unpleasant symptom. It is recommended to normalize the condition by taking a face-down pose with crossed legs, sitting on the floor, crossing your legs. The tilt will allow you to take a position at an angle of 45 degrees in relation to the body to the legs, stretch your arms forward, touching the furniture in front, the floor.

You can relieve this unpleasant phenomenon by sitting on a chair, placing your hands on your hips, relaxing your shoulders. Tilt your head to one shoulder, exhale, repeat to the other shoulder. 2-4 repetitions remove the manifestation. The third option is to lie on the floor against a wall, stretch your legs up along it, leaning your buttocks, and breathe slowly. The pose helps fight nausea, completely relaxing the body.

What products help?

The causes are poisoning, pregnancy, fatigue. A special diet that must be followed and eating conditions always helps. To avoid nausea, you should not eat quickly, you need to eat and drink in small portions, slowly. The stomach should not be overloaded; after overeating, symptoms occur more often.

It is necessary to eat food and drink liquid even when vomiting, the process dehydrates the body and deprives it of nutrients. Thirst and hunger intensify the phenomenon, bad feeling. Food is excluded in case of severe nausea; having found a way to calm the body, the person eats again. Preference is given to light products. You should not lie down immediately after eating; wait up to an hour, otherwise your stomach will slow down and your condition will worsen.

Food for vomiting

Potatoes, crackers, crackers, rice, noodles can be eaten even if you have an upset stomach; these foods will help cope with the problem. Boiled chicken and fish are recommended and can be eaten. You can't eat a lot. Light soups, jellies, and fruit ice restore water balance. You cannot eat fast food, spicy, fatty, smoked foods. Sausages and semi-finished products are excluded. After a fatty meal, the symptom becomes more pronounced.

Nausea can occur when mixing cold and hot - it is important to avoid this. Wanting to eliminate the feeling, return healthy well-being, exclude hot foods, eat warm, odorless. Salt is relevant, acid is not.

Healthy drinks

It is recommended to treat with drinks, support water balance important. The help of a straw with severe nausea is invaluable. Small volumes of juice and water consumed regularly will help maintain wellness. Clean, high-quality drinks are recommended. Topical to drink green tea, may I help sports drink with glucose, salt. Lemon squeezed into water, mint in the form of a decoction, tea is good. Water without additives is also relevant. Drinks with caffeine, coffee, and alcohol have a bad effect on the patient’s condition.

Natural remedies

Ginger is very helpful in calming vomiting and nausea. There are numerous recipes with fresh, dried root, home treatment admits different variants. The plant helps reduce secretion, get rid of excess acid, normalize gastric work. The intestines are stimulated, and toxins are eliminated faster in both adults and children. Used ginger tea from freshly brewed root, added honey gives a pleasant taste.

Herbs help - it’s okay to drink Mint tea, mint candies will save you. Remedies with lemon help; in case of poisoning or weakness, relieve an attack; bread with milk helps reduce symptoms. A piece of bread is soaked in milk. You can’t drink milk alone, it won’t help against vomiting, the symptom will worsen.

A slice of lemon – frozen, cold – will help suppress the phenomenon. The problem of overeating is easily solved by taking pills, just suck on a slice. People's Councils They will help cure the condition without pills, help an adult, a child.

Medicines for vomiting

Not knowing what to do to make the vomiting go away, they resort to over-the-counter medications. Medicines that reduce symptoms and help with symptoms are sold in pharmacies. Special medicine, potion with different names, offered in stores, consists of fructose, phosphoric acid.

Bismuth subsalicylate allows you to suppress the phenomenon after eating and interrupt it in other situations. It is worth removing from use the products causing the symptom- painkillers, drugs indicating the manifestations in the list of side effects.

When to call a doctor?

Traditional medicine does not always save; the help of a doctor is relevant. When nutrition does not help, the idea of ​​giving medicinal food to eat, methods domestic character do not work, consult a doctor. This cannot be avoided if vomiting is profuse and repeated several times a day. Retention of urination up to 8 hours, abdominal pain, temperature - dangerous symptoms, it’s better not to look for new ways to overcome painful health, you need a doctor.

It is necessary to eliminate, exclude dangerous assumptions, and seek medical help if there is blood or a thick brown mass in the vomit. If you don’t know what to do to stop it from allowing food and water to linger in your stomach, consult a doctor. Numbness in the neck is a dangerous sign.

Immediate assistance to the child - urinary retention for 3-4 hours, a sign of dehydration. Vomiting, fever, pain - call a doctor immediately. Competent assistance and accurate diagnosis save lives and eliminate serious consequences. The phenomenon is associated with gastrointestinal disorders, dangerous diseases. Ulcers and injuries cause symptoms attributed to fatigue and nerves.

Vomiting and nausea are symptoms that cause a person a lot of discomfort throughout the entire period of his illness. He cannot leave the house, because the urge to vomit may occur suddenly.

This symptomatology negatively affects not only a person’s health, but also his mood. Trying to get rid of discomfort, the patient asks the question: what to do with nausea and vomiting? The answer will be given below.

Specificity of this symptomatology

Before giving a patient injections with any medications, it is recommended to understand the peculiarities of this disease.

Nausea refers to discomfort in the upper part of the stomach and larynx that occurs as a result of intoxication of the body.

Nausea is accompanied by dizziness, numbness of the limbs and general weakness. Vomiting during nausea does not always occur; it is, rather, a consequence of it.

This symptomatology occurs for various reasons. For example, its appearance is preceded by toxic poisoning, overeating or intestinal infection.

In most cases, vomiting and nausea occur situationally, due to external stimulus. Breaking contact with this irritant leads to recovery.

However, if a person has any deviation in work gastrointestinal tract, these two symptoms will occur regularly. What to do in this case?

When a person regularly feels sick and vomits, the first thing he needs to do is take a course therapeutic therapy in a medical facility.

If the patient’s condition is not very serious, the doctor will prescribe appropriate medications and a therapeutic diet.

They may need to give him cleansing enemas.

When vomiting and nausea are accompanied by other symptoms, such as heartburn, belching, intestinal colic, the patient is admitted to the hospital for further observation for his condition.

So, what should you do to rid yourself of these unpleasant symptoms?

Actions for nausea

If you feel nauseous, do the following:

  • If this illness was caused by banal overwork, the person should open the windows in the house to gain access to fresh air, drink a scan of water and take supine position. It is recommended to sleep for a few hours and the discomfort in the upper abdomen will pass.
  • When a person is very sick, you need to make alcohol lotions. You can't keep alcohol near skin too long, as this will dry them out. Just inhale the alcohol vapor.
  • Validol will also help cope with this disease.
  • For nausea, mint infusion will help the patient get rid of discomfort.
  • If nausea was caused seasickness, it can lead to frequent vomiting. What to do in this case? If a person taking a boat trip or journey feels sick and vomits, he should have lozenges with him, as they help get rid of such symptoms.
  • If the patient experiences gagging, don't suppress it. For nausea caused by intoxication of the body, vomiting will be the best treatment method. Why? Together with vomit from the stomach, all pathogenic bacteria, causing the patient to feel unwell.
  • To provoke the urge to vomit, you should drink water and press two fingers on the root of the tongue.

Actions to take when vomiting

When severe discomfort in the upper abdomen is accompanied by vomiting, you need to do the following:

  • The patient should drink plenty of fluids. Water and other liquids will help absorb harmful microelements in the patient's stomach. The more he drinks, the more effective the treatment will be, because it depends on the degree of cleansing of the stomach. Moreover, vomiting leads to dehydration, so drinking plenty of fluids for this disease, this is the main necessity.
  • If you are vomiting, you should not stop the urge. On the contrary, such attacks occur when the body tries to fight the disease by freeing the stomach from harmful microelements and toxins.
  • If nausea and vomiting bother the patient for several days, he should not take any action, because an illness that lasts for several days is a a clear sign diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
  • The best medicine for vomiting is a sorbent. You can take activated carbon, Enterosgel or Smecta. The sorbent envelops gastric toxins, preventing it normal functioning, and promotes them rapid elimination from the body.

Treatment at home

Nausea and vomiting can be cured using methods traditional medicine. So, home treatment includes the following:

  1. The patient should monitor his diet. During the treatment period, it is recommended to refrain from eating foods that are difficult to digest. We are talking about fatty, smoked and spicy food. Also, a ban is imposed on the consumption of fruits that increase the level of acidity in the stomach, for example, apples and plums.
    On the first day of illness, the patient is advised to completely stop eating, as this will negatively affect the functioning of the stomach and his well-being.
  2. On the second day after the onset of the disease, the patient should drink sweet tea. It can be replaced with juice or mineral water. The only food that a patient can eat with nausea and vomiting in the first days of illness is broth and crackers.
  3. Adding grated ginger to food will help alleviate the condition of a person who exhibits these symptoms. Ginger normalizes the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract and helps eliminate pathogenic microbes from the body.
  4. A person suffering from this disease will feel better if he dissolves one spoon of soda in a glass warm water and drink the solution.
  5. You can get rid of these symptoms with salt water. It is enough to dissolve one spoon of salt in a glass of warm water and drink the water in one gulp. After this you should drink orange juice.
  6. If nausea and vomiting prevent a person from functioning normally, they can be relieved with the help of potato juice. From raw potatoes You should squeeze out the juice, which you need to take one spoon several times a day. The patient will feel better within the first day after taking potato juice.
  7. If you have these symptoms, you should drink green tea.

Herbal medicine for this disease

Herbal infusions help relieve discomfort associated with nausea and vomiting. These healing recipes contribute to the rapid recovery of the patient.

  • Mint infusion. Peppermint is poured with boiling water. It needs to be left for 2 hours. After this, the mint is thrown away and the infusion is taken three times a day. It is recommended to take mint infusion after each vomiting.
  • Dill. Dill seeds are poured with boiling water. This infusion is drunk one tablespoon twice a day. This medicine for these symptoms should be taken if the illness was caused by abnormalities in the gastrointestinal tract.
  • Melissa infusion. Dry medicinal lemon balm is poured with boiling water. It should infuse for at least 30 minutes. This medicine should be taken three times a day, 3 tablespoons. It is important to drink lemon balm infusion after meals.
  • Infusion of trefoil watch. Two spoons of this herb are poured into two glasses of water. The water should be cold. The trefoil watch is maintained for 8-10 hours.

Treatment of illness in pregnant women

In the first trimester of pregnancy, women experience toxicosis. This normal condition, which signals that her body is preparing for new conditions.

With toxicosis, morning vomiting is common and absolutely normal phenomenon for woman.

Although this symptom does not pose any danger to the life or health of the expectant mother and her fetus, it brings a lot of discomfort and problems.

Pregnant girls are prohibited from taking medications. How to get rid of vomiting?

  1. It is necessary to refuse evening reception food. If the expectant mother eats before bed, she will feel sick in the morning.
  2. It is important to eat small portions so as not to load your stomach with too much food.
  3. In the morning you should eat only foods that are easily digestible by the body.
  4. It is necessary to avoid stench and any unpleasant odors. Contact with them is fraught not only with nausea, but also with sudden vomiting.

Why can a person have such a condition when he feels sick, but does not vomit? Your doctor will tell you about this. Basically, as practice shows, it is the female half of the population who complains of such a symptom as nausea, which may not be accompanied by vomiting.

Establishing the origins of a symptom

It is not easy to immediately understand why such troubles arise, as well as to establish the reasons. And such problems are cause for concern. You need to know about such an unpleasant symptom as nausea, which can occur without vomiting, and how to cope with it more easily.

If a woman is constantly vomiting, this may be a consequence of pregnancy. Expectant mothers sometimes face the problem of long-term, impenetrable nausea. And the most unpleasant phenomenon during pregnancy is called toxicosis. It is with toxicosis that nausea or vomiting occurs.

Toxicosis during pregnancy

Toxicosis during pregnancy provokes discomfort. Frequent nausea maybe without vomiting. Toxicosis usually appears during the first trimester of pregnancy. And it even happens that it generally accompanies the entire period of pregnancy, for 9 months. To survive such unpleasant troublesome symptoms every woman should experience nausea during pregnancy. But what is the easiest way to cope with such an unpleasant illness?

  1. 1. Very important correct mode nutrition. The most important thing is that the food is light and at the same time nutritious enough. Under no circumstances should you overeat. Foods should be eaten frequently, but not large quantities and, naturally, something that is not harmful and is not prohibited for pregnant women to consume. You need to eat something that is healthy, of high quality and that will not cause a splash in the future. allergic reactions. The food itself included in the diet should not be fatty, spicy or cold. Before breakfast or lunch, you can, for example, eat an apple or a slice of lemon in order to relieve nausea at least a little.
  2. 2. Brewed weak tea with the addition of mint helps very well against frequent, long-term nausea.
  3. 3. Rinsing a couple of times a day with mineral water or brewed sage helps to save yourself from the troubles associated with nausea.
  4. 4. And if nausea follows immediately after sleep, then you can eat a cracker or dry, unsweetened cookies or a piece of dried bread.
  5. 5. Smell essential oil The well-known ginger very well eliminates nausea.

The main thing is not to worry and not to forget that, fortunately, discomfort toxicosis is just a temporary phenomenon, which subsequently passes and everything returns to normal. But what to do if a woman is not pregnant, but she feels nauseous all the time and doesn’t want to vomit. What is the reason for the unpleasant sensation of nausea?

Other etiology

What could be the causes of nausea other than pregnancy? It often happens that first discomfort appears inside the abdomen, then a nagging, prolonged pain occurs in the abdomen. right side lower abdomen, accompanied constant nausea. Such health problems are explained by the mass various reasons, indicating pathology of the abdominal organs.

Doctors say that such pain may be due to organ damage abdominal cavity. So that in the future the situation does not worsen and does not entail a number of negative consequences, immediate diagnosis is required.

To the row established reasons of this syndrome can be attributed:

  1. 1. Any intestinal diseases or possible problems with kidneys.
  2. 2. Appendicitis.
  3. 3. Diseases covered mental sphere. Sometimes nausea can be caused by constant stress and anxiety.

To correctly identify the cause, you must first determine the intensity of the ailment. It is important to understand what kind of nausea manifests itself, for example, it can be moderate, severe and very strong, instantaneous or prolonged. Depending on the type, based on certain signs, specialists determine the disease and make a diagnosis. It is important to know that there are diseases that require immediate treatment.

This type of disease includes severe appendicitis or ectopic pregnancy, as well as all kinds of infectious inflammatory processes. Many ladies wonder how to cope with painful sensations and the manifestation of nausea and how dangerous it is to life and health.

How to cope with an unpleasant feeling?

The most common mistake Most women, then they act incorrectly, trusting advertising or the advice of friends and acquaintances, trying to cure unpleasant problems on their own at home pain symptoms expensive means. After all, you want everything to go quickly, but in the end everything becomes complicated and delayed. Taking painkillers or strong antispasmodics to calm down is considered harmful. sharp pain and unpleasant nausea.

Even in case of pain relapses, even if the pain has calmed down for a while, you should not immediately eat food. Before arriving at the hospital, it is not advisable to drink liquids so as not to cause harm. And it also happens that women do not take such things seriously pain and do not rush to the hospital because they think that this is due, for example, to the onset of menstruation. Indeed, in many cases, just before its onset, everything aches and hurts and sometimes feels nauseous.

But all this is wrong, because it is quite possible that this may be accompanied by an inflammatory process and it is best to consult a specialist in time. Only he will give correct recommendations and will tell you how to deal with the problem.

It is very important to create good conditions to help the body. After all, if inflammatory process launched, it is very difficult and almost impossible to stop it. In order to cope with the disease, first of all, it is necessary to identify the cause of its occurrence. Only a doctor can make a correct diagnosis. If appendicitis is detected, you will need urgent help surgeon By performing the operation on time, he will save a life. Appendicitis is considered very dangerous. The danger of such a bad disease lies in further serious complications. As a result of complications of untreated appendicitis, medical statistics, more than 20% of the population dies.

Failure to comply with recommendations for the treatment of the disease can lead to the development of chronic severe forms and complications. And independent attempts at treatment may worsen further in the future. major complications, which has a very negative impact on health. The first place to seek help should always be to go to the clinic. Indeed, all unpleasant sensations accompanied by nausea subsequently threaten life and health. Therefore, it is important to be attentive to your health and respond to all ailments.

Therefore, be sure to already at the first unpleasant symptoms and possible suspicion of inflammation, an urgent examination should be performed. But don’t panic and worry too much. Qualified experienced specialists will definitely help. They will tell you how to be treated correctly, answer all your questions and give the necessary recommendations.