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Please share an interesting fact about dealing with nausea & vomiting.

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ignore: Nausea and vomiting can be triggered by a memory.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Ignore: After vomiting, don't eat or drink for an hour. When you do, take only sips—no gulping.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Ignore: When dealing with nausea and vomiting , always check for pregnancy first, then other causes.

Answered 8/7/2016

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Ignore: If you start to feel dizzy after prolonged period of nausea and vomiting, you are likely dehydrated.

Answered 8/4/2014

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: For babies wait 6 hours to start to feed. Try 1 tsp of pedialyte. just^ temp every10 min ^ as tol.

Answered 6/20/2014

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Dr. Liesa Harte answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ignore: Ginger can often help with nausea.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Not all N/V caused by a bad stomach/abdomen.Severe headaches,Infection,dizziness,etc.

Answered 6/28/2014

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Leading cancer journal's "Significant cancer advances list" in 2009 included ginger for chemo nausea.

Answered 7/3/2014

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Ignore: Candied ginger of peppermint tea may help.

Answered 7/7/2014

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Dr. Enrique Molina answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

Ignore: Ginger ale and peppermint can help. if you can't keep food down, visit your GI doc for further tests.

Answered 10/25/2016

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Ignore: Ginger is often quite helpful - in the form of tea or extract.

Answered 7/28/2014

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Dr. Keshab Paudel answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Avoid the activities and food that cause nausea and vomiting to get better.

Answered 12/9/2017

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Ignore: Persistent, recurrent, prolonged emesis, or vomit that contains blood, warrants medical evaluation.

Answered 10/5/2017

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Ignore: If nauseated and vomiting, avoid heavy solid meals for at least 8 hours and try clear liquid diet.

Answered 11/4/2014

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Dr. Georgia Latham answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Ginger: Ginger is an age old remedy for stomach ailments. Try sipping ginger-ale containing real ginger.

Answered 11/28/2014

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Ignore: Ginger helps relieve nausea. Ginger tea or Gingerale. The tea is more potent( sip slowly).

Answered 12/11/2014

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Long: Long term Marijuana use can cause severe nausea and vomiting relieved only by hot showers or baths!

Answered 8/5/2015

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