Symptom

Vomiting

Forceful, reflex-mediated expulsion of gastric and sometimes proximal intestinal contents through the mouth, typically preceded by nausea and coordinated by the medullary vomiting center. It is often accompanied by autonomic activation such as tachycardia, diaphoresis, hypersalivation, and pallor.

Causes

  • Infectious causes

    • Acute gastroenteritis

    • Food poisoning

    • Other gastrointestinal infections

  • Gastrointestinal causes

    • Indigestion

    • Gastroesophageal reflux disease

    • Gastritis

    • Peptic ulcer disease

    • Bowel obstruction

    • Gastroparesis

  • Neurological and vestibular causes

    • Migraine

    • Head injury

    • Vertigo

    • Motion sickness

    • Raised intracranial pressure

  • Pregnancy-related: Hyperemesis gravidarum

  • Medications

    • Chemotherapy

    • General anesthesia

    • Opioids

  • Toxic and metabolic causes

    • Alcohol intoxication

    • Poisoning

    • Uremia

    • Electrolyte disturbances

  • Psychological and behavioral causes

    • Anxiety

    • Severe pain or emotional stress

    • Eating disorders, particularly bulimia nervosa

  • Postoperative nausea and vomiting

  • Cyclic vomiting syndrome

Also known as: Emesis, Hyperemesis

Referencing diagnoses

Note: Lists existing diagnoses in Diagnotize only.