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Cyclic vomiting syndrome ( CVS) is a chronic functional condition of unknown pathogenesis. CVS is characterized as recurring episodes lasting a single day to multiple weeks. Each episode is divided into four phases: inter-episodic, prodrome, vomiting, and recovery. Inter-episodic phase (symptom free phase), is characterized as no discernible ...
Vomiting (also known as emesis and throwing up) [a] is the involuntary, forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose. [1]Vomiting can be the result of ailments like food poisoning, gastroenteritis, pregnancy, motion sickness, or hangover; or it can be an after effect of diseases such as brain tumors, elevated intracranial pressure, or ...
Nausea and vomiting are two of the most feared cancer treatment-related side effects for cancer patients and their families. In 1983, Coates et al. found that patients receiving chemotherapy ranked nausea and vomiting as the first and second most severe side effects, respectively. Up to 20% of patients receiving highly emetogenic agents in this ...
Nausea is a diffuse sensation of unease and discomfort, sometimes perceived as an urge to vomit. [ 1] While not painful, it can be a debilitating symptom if prolonged and has been described as placing discomfort on the chest, abdomen, or back of the throat. [ 2] Over 30 definitions of nausea were proposed in a 2011 book on the topic.
Postoperative nausea and vomiting ( PONV) is the phenomenon of nausea, vomiting, or retching experienced by a patient in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) or within 24 hours following a surgical procedure. PONV affects about 10% of the population undergoing general anaesthesia each year. PONV can be unpleasant and lead to a delay in ...
Hematemesis is the vomiting of blood. [ 1] This is usually vomit that contains bright red blood. [ 2] Coffee ground vomiting is similar to hematemesis, but is distinct in not involving bright red blood. [ 3] Hematemesis must be differentiated from hemoptysis (coughing up blood) and epistaxis (nosebleed). [ 4]
Frequency. ~75% of pregnancies [ 4][ 5] Morning sickness, also called nausea and vomiting of pregnancy ( NVP ), is a symptom of pregnancy that involves nausea or vomiting. [ 1] Despite the name, nausea or vomiting can occur at any time during the day. [ 2] Typically the symptoms occur between the 4th and 16th week of pregnancy. [ 2]
Binge eating disorder ( BED) is an eating disorder characterized by frequent and recurrent binge eating episodes with associated negative psychological and social problems, but without the compensatory behaviors common to bulimia nervosa, OSFED, or the binge-purge subtype of anorexia nervosa . BED is a recently described condition, [ 8] which ...