Vomiting Adults
Common causes of vomiting in adults
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The most common causes of nausea and vomiting in adults include:
- Gastroenteritis this ismost likely to be the cause if you also have diarrhoea ; read about treating gastroenteritis
- pregnancy pregnant womenoftenhavenausea and vomiting during the early stages of pregnancy;read about morning sickness , including things you can do to help reduce your symptoms
- migraines intense, throbbing headaches that last for a few hours to days at a time,read about treating migraines
- labyrinthitis which also causes dizziness and a feeling of spinning ( vertigo )
- motion sickness nausea and vomiting associated with travelling
Vomiting in adults can also be caused by a number of other things, including:
- certain medicines, such as antibiotics and opioid painkillers
- drinking too much alcohol
- kidney infections and kidney stones
- a blockage in your bowel, which may be caused by a hernia or gallstones
- chemotherapy and radiotherapy
- an inflamed gallbladder (acute cholecystitis)
