Nausea, diarrhoea and vomiting can all be symptoms of COVID-19. Symptoms of meningitis can happen suddenly, and include vomiting, fever, headache, a stiff neck, pain when looking at bright lights (photophobia), and sometimes a red or purple rash that doesn’t go away when you gently press on it.Ĭall triple zero (000) for an ambulance or go straight to the emergency department if you or a child is showing symptoms of meningococcal infection. The vomiting may be worse in the morning and may be projectile. Riased intracranial pressure can be due to a head injury, meningitis or a tumour.
Raised pressure in the skull is a medical emergency and can cause nausea and vomiting. It can be very severe, even life-threatening. It usually causes abdominal pain, vomiting and fever. Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. If you are concerned that you may have appendicitis you should immediately see your doctor or go to the emergency department or call an ambulance on triple zero (000). Urgent surgery is usually the treatment for appendicitis. If left untreated the appendix can become swollen and infected, and then burst. Other symptoms that may be felt are a loss of appetite, fever or chills. The pain normally travels to the lower right of the abdomen where it is felt as a sharp pain. Appendicitis usually causes a dull pain that starts around the belly button. AppendicitisĪppendicitis can cause both nauseaand vomiting. Seek urgent medical help if you have symptoms of obstruction. Depending on where the obstruction is, you may vomit bile, faecal material or partly digested food. Gastrointestinal obstructionĪn obstruction in your digestive tract will cause vomiting. Anti-emetic medicines may be given to treat or prevent this. Post-operativeĪt least one-third of adults experience nausea and vomiting after surgery, known as post-operative nausea and vomiting. If you consume too much alcohol, alcohol poisoning may result. Alcoholĭrinking excess alcohol frequently results in nausea and vomiting. It may also cause paleness and cold sweats. Motion sickness is more common in children than adults, but can be the cause of vomiting in adults. If you think a child has swallowed a poisonous substance or someone has taken an overdose contact the Poisons Information Centre by phoning 13 11 26 for advice (24 hours).ĭo NOT attempt to make the child vomit, unless instructed by a medical professional. Symptoms of poisoning include nausea and vomiting, drowsiness, fits (seizures) or breathing difficulties. Many household items are poisonous if swallowed. Poisoning most commonly occurs in young children, who often learn about things by putting them in their mouths. Symptoms (most commonly vomiting) start quickly - 30 minutes to 6 hours after eating. The bacteria themselves may be destroyed by cooking or reheating, but their toxins will remain. Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus are examples of these. Some bacteria can cause food poisoning due to toxins (poisons) they secrete into food that is not stored properly. Diarrhoea and abdominal pain are often accompanying symptoms. However, it may be caused by bacteria, such as Salmonella, Shigella or Campylobacter, where it is associated with ‘ food poisoning’. It is often caused by a virus, such as norovirus (the ‘winter vomiting bug’) or rotavirus. What causes acute vomiting? GastroenteritisĪn infection of the digestive tract, such as gastroenteritis, is one of the most common causes of nausea and sudden vomiting.
The different underlying causes of vomiting are usually categorised into acute or chronic causes. A pattern of ongoing or recurring vomiting is known as ‘chronic’. See vomiting to find out when you should seek urgent medical help for vomiting.įor information on the underlying causes of vomiting in children 12 years and under, see vomiting in children.Ī sudden isolated bout of vomiting is known as ‘acute’ by doctors. Other causes can give rise to recurrent or ongoing vomiting, which need to be investigated by your doctor or may justify a visit to a hospital's emergency department. However, sometimes you will not know exactly what caused an episode of vomiting. Vomiting may be short term - like that caused by motion sickness, gastroenteritis or food poisoning. Even if your symptoms are mild, get tested for COVID-19 immediately - use the COVID-19 Symptom and Antiviral Eligibility Checker if you're not sure what to do. Vomiting is one of the symptoms of COVID-19.
0 kommentar(er)
