Symptom

Nausea

An unpleasant sensation of unease or an urge to vomit, often accompanied by autonomic activation such as increased salivation, pallor, sweating, and tachycardia.

Causes

  • Gastrointestinal causes

    • Gastroenteritis

    • Food poisoning

    • Gastroesophageal reflux disease

    • Indigestion (dyspepsia)

    • Gastroparesis

    • Peptic ulcer disease

    • Bowel obstruction

    • Inflammatory bowel disease

    • Hepatobiliary disease

    • Pancreatitis

  • Neurological and vestibular causes

    • Motion sickness

    • Vestibular disorders

    • Migraine

    • Increased intracranial pressure

    • Concussion or traumatic brain injury

  • Pregnancy: Hyperemesis gravidarum

  • Medications

    • Chemotherapy

    • Antibiotics

    • Opioid analgesics

    • NSAIDs

    • Other medications affecting the GI tract or CNS

  • Substance-related causes

    • Alcohol

    • Cannabis

    • Other intoxicating substances or withdrawal states

  • Psychological causes

    • Stress

    • Anxiety

    • Fear or emotional distress

  • Metabolic and endocrine causes

    • Uremia from kidney failure

    • Diabetic ketoacidosis

    • Adrenal insufficiency

    • Electrolyte disturbances (hypercalcemia, hyponatremia)

    • Thyroid disorders

  • Other causes

    • Severe pain

    • Postoperative nausea

    • Anesthesia-related effects

    • Sepsis

    • Acute abdominal pathology

Referencing diagnoses

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