Vomiting is not only an unpleasant, but also a rather dangerous condition. It is difficult to unequivocally say what caused this reaction, therefore, without a doctor’s examination it is difficult to predict the further development of events. Indomitable vomiting is the first step to dehydration, so you should not wait until the condition improves by itself. This is especially true for young children.
Physiological features
Vomiting is the body's reflex action, which is aimed at getting rid of the contents of the stomach. Muscle spasms in this case are practically not amenable to conscious control. Indomitable vomiting can have various causes. In this case, the following occurs. The diaphragm lowers, and the stomach area contracts in the opposite direction. After that, the abdominal muscles contract, and the stomach, on the contrary, relaxes. The entrance to the stomach opens, the esophagus expands, as a result of which the contents of the stomach enter the oral cavity.
We are looking for a reason
Indomitable vomiting is not an independent disease, but only a symptom. It can develop against the background of a number of pathological conditions. Quite often this is a consequence of digestive diseases. The occurrence of vomiting can be observed with infectious damage to the brain, metabolic disorders, intoxication with toxic substances, psychoemotional overloads and traumatic brain injuries. That is, it makes no sense to complain of indomitable vomiting. It is necessary to examine a specific patient to determine the causes of his illness and provide assistance.
Vomiting in adults
One-off attacks usually have well-founded reasons. This is the result of motion sickness or the body's reaction to poisoning. If yesterday there was a feast with a lot of alcohol, then you should not be surprised. Such symptoms rarely last more than 1-2 days and have understandable reasons. But if everything seems banal, and vomiting does not stop by the end of the second day, then you need to ask for help. Indomitable vomiting in an adult (without interruption, an attack after an attack, when eating and water is impossible due to immediate spasms) requires immediate intervention.
The beautiful half of humanity
The first case is gastrointestinal diseases, which cause nausea and vomiting of various intensities. But if the patient is a woman, then the doctor should consider at least two more hypotheses:
- Pregnancy is a completely physiological phenomenon, but in some cases it is accompanied by severe toxicosis, up to a complete disability.
- Women more often than men suffer from mental disorders, in which they independently induce vomiting.
While we postpone pregnancy, we’ll talk about it a little lower. Some women suffer from vomiting during menstruation. But in such cases, women know about the characteristics of their body. Therefore, they try not to eat tightly these days before leaving the house, and also keep on hand a bottle of water with lemon juice dissolved in it.
The desire to lose weight is characteristic of many women today. But if it goes into a mental disorder, then the body begins to reject food. Anorexia is a deadly disease. Even in a hospital, one has to be treated under the supervision of a psychotherapist for a very long time.
Finally, among women there are those who are more susceptible to stress than others. They may develop vomiting amid strong feelings even after a sip of fluid.
In pregnant
Indomitable vomiting during pregnancy is at least an alarming bell. Of course, no one canceled the toxicosis. This is a kind of adaptation of the female body to a developing embryo. But if a woman vomits non-stop and she loses her strength - this is already difficult to call the norm. Typically, this situation occurs against the background of the Rh conflict of the mother and child.
As the fetus develops, the uterus grows and can compress the digestive tract. It can also lead to bouts of vomiting. But most often, nausea remains a memory of the first trimester. If bouts of vomiting become more common, then be sure to discuss this with the obstetrician.
Vomiting in a man
This group of patients is relatively rarely consulted with a similar diagnosis by a doctor. The cause of such complaints may be acute forms of gastrointestinal tract disease. In general, if a man does not abuse alcohol, then he suffers from vomiting much less than women. The main problem of the stronger sex is that, due to the characteristics of the psyche, they delay the appeal to the doctor. This is the reason for the rapid progression of diseases. Possible diagnoses include oncology.
Vomiting in a child
It occurs quite often. In some cases, it is physiological and does not require help. In others, on the contrary, the danger is not only its cause, but also rapid dehydration. Among the situations that are not an occasion to call a doctor, it can be noted:
- Spitting up in a newborn.
- Vomiting against teething and the introduction of complementary foods.
- The result of stress.
But there are times when help is required immediately. These are conditions dangerous to life and health. For example, constant vomiting may indicate obstruction of the connection between the stomach and duodenum. Another option is bowel obstruction. Surgeons are able to quickly help the child, the main thing is not to delay the appeal to the hospital.
Indomitable vomiting in a child without fever under the age of 3 years may indicate a foreign object stuck in the esophagus. In a teenager aged 10 to 14 years, it can also have a psychogenic nature.
Vomiting with fever
Here the picture is different. Often, vomiting in itself is a consequence of an increase in body temperature during acute respiratory viral infections or other infections. In this situation, you must definitely find out the viral or bacterial nature of the disease. In the first case, you need to give your child antiviral drugs, and in the second, use antibiotics. It is impossible to feed the child until the temperature drops, then the appetite will appear.
Vomiting and fever may accompany teething. And also be a consequence of severe stress. If the condition repeats time after time when visiting a hospital or kindergarten, you need to visit a pediatric neurologist.
In the event that severe pain joins the vomit and temperature, you should immediately go to the hospital. A headache or strong sensations of abdominal pain make meningitis or appendicitis suspect. Be sure to undergo a medical examination.
Diarrhea and vomiting
These are two symptoms that quickly lead to dehydration. Indomitable vomiting and diarrhea are characteristic of a number of diseases if they occur in a child with reduced immunity. It can be:
- Intestinal infections. In this case, the symptoms are combined with colic, refusal of food and water.
- Food poisoning. Be sure to remember what was given to the child in the last 12 hours. Fruits, dairy products - most often they become the culprits of this.
- Allergy to a medicine or food.
Diagnostics
In some cases, it can be difficult to determine why the body reacts in this way. Therefore, you cannot stop the symptom until you find out the cause. Indomitable vomiting quickly exhausts the patient, so you need to act immediately. Take the patient to the intestinal-viral department of the city clinic. The doctor will collect an anamnesis and analyze the patient’s complaints, measure the temperature. Based on this, the main hypotheses are usually formed, to confirm which laboratory tests are carried out for the presence of infectious diseases and intoxication.
During the examination, the doctor will have to establish the degree of dehydration in the patient and conduct an examination for signs of damage to the digestive organs. If necessary, this can be a bacteriological examination of vomit to identify the causative agent of infection.
Treatment
Of course, there is a general scheme that must be followed. But the treatment of vomiting is aimed at treating the ailment that caused the symptom. In this regard, each patient will have his own appointment, which will become the key to recovery. In addition, any person in such a situation should remember that there is no point in eating food until the vomiting is stopped. This way you stimulate additional urge and dehydration. It is better to drink water between attacks, in small sips.
After stopping vomiting, you must follow a sparing diet. Food should not be hot or cold, spicy or oily. An ideal option would be a fresh broth cooked on a piece of veal. Treatment of indomitable vomiting necessarily involves taking medications to normalize water-salt metabolism. And if the urge does not stop for a long time, then special antiemetic drugs are prescribed. But for this you need to be sure that the cause of intoxication is eliminated. Otherwise, you will deprive him of the only opportunity to remove toxins.
Preventive actions
Often a phenomenon such as vomiting is considered not too dangerous. The patient remains at home, and only when the condition becomes critical does they call an ambulance. To prevent the development of complications, it is necessary to seek medical help as soon as possible. A balanced diet and quality products, timely treatment of diseases that cause vomiting, significantly reduce the risk of its development.
Instead of a conclusion
Usually vomiting does not appear suddenly. A person is tormented by nausea, pain in the lower abdomen is possible. Tears come to my eyes, a lump rolls up to my throat, and after this an involuntary act of vomiting follows. It will not work to warn him - this is a process that is practically uncontrollable. After graduation, you need to lie down and analyze your condition. With severe pain, dizziness, weakness, it is better to call an ambulance.