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digestive system, emesis, vomiting, stomach upset, upset stomach, nausea, sensation of having an urge to vomit, vomiting is forcing the contents, the stomach up, the esophagus, the mouth, body has a few main ways, wide variety of invaders, irritants, sneezing ejects the intruders, nose, coughing, lungs, throat, diarrhea, intestines, vomiting, stomach, vomiting, forceful action accomplished by a fierce, downward contraction, the diaphragm, abdominal muscles tighten against a relaxed stomach, an open sphincter, contents, the stomach, propelled up, have more saliva, vomiting, vomiting, complex, coordinated reflex orchestrated by the vomiting center, the brain, responds to signals coming, mouth, stomach, intestines, bloodstream, contain medicines, infections, balancing systems, in the ear, motion sickness, brain, unsettling sights, smells, an amazing variety of stimuli, trigger vomiting, from migraines to kidney stones, seeing someone else vomit, start vomiting, in body's effort to protect from possible exposure, vomiting is common, all children, vomit several times, childhood, due to a viral gastrointestinal infection, "spitting up, " the gentle sloshing of stomach contents up, the mouth, a burp, an entirely different process, spitting up is normal, babies, gets gradually better over time, worsening spit up might be reflux disease, discuss this, child's doctor, the time, nausea, vomiting, require urgent medical attention, symptoms continue, severe, cannot keep down any food, fluids, signs of a more serious condition, dehydration, main concern, most vomiting, become dehydrated depends on size, frequency of vomiting, diarrhea following, causes, vomiting, viral infections, medications, seasickness, motion sickness, migraine headaches, morning sickness, pregnancy, food poisoning, food allergies, brain tumors, chemotherapy in cancer patients, bulimia, alcoholism, causes, vomiting in infants, 0 to 6 months, congenital pyloric stenosis, a constriction, in the outlet, stomach, infant vomits forcefully after each feeding but otherwise appears to be healthy, food allergies, milk intolerance, gastroenteritis, infection, the digestive tract that, causes, vomiting, diarrhea, gastroesophageal reflux, an inborn error of metabolism, hole, in the bottle nipple wrong size, overfeeding, infection, accompanied by fever, runny nose, intestinal obstruction, evidenced by recurring attacks of vomiting, crying, screaming, in great pain, accidentally ingesting a drug, poison, take the child to an emergency care facility, suspect poisoning, drug ingestion, it is important to stay hydrated, try steady, small amounts of clear liquids, electrolyte solutions, clear liquids, water, ginger ale, fruit juices also work, the vomiting is severe, a baby is vomiting, breastfed babies, breastmilk, formula-fed babies, need clear liquids, don't drink too much at one time, stretching the stomach, make nausea, vomiting worse, avoid solid foods, has been no vomiting, six hours, work slowly back to a normal diet, an over-the-counter bismuth stomach remedy, pepto-bismol is effective, upset stomach, nausea, indigestion, diarrhea, contains aspirin-like salicylates, should not be used in children, teenagers who might have, had, chickenpox, flu, most vomiting comes from mild viral illnesses, suspect the vomiting is from something serious, currently no treatment, approved, morning sickness in pregnant women, help treat motion sickness, lying down, over-the-counter antihistamines, dramamine, scopolamine prescription skin patches, transderm scop, extended trips, an ocean voyage, place the patch 4 to 12 hours, setting sail, scopolamine is effective but, produce dry mouth, blurred vision, drowsiness, scopolamine, adults only, should not be given to children, go to an emergency room, think vomiting is from poisoning, a child has taken aspirin, call person has, vomiting longer than 24 hours, blood, bile, in the vomit, severe abdominal pain, headache, stiff neck, signs of dehydration, signs of dehydration, increased thirst, infrequent urination, dark yellow urine, dry mouth, eyes that appear sunken, crying, tears, loss of normal skin elasticity, touch, squeeze the skin, doesn't bounce back the way it, does, should also call, a young child is lethargic, has marked irritability, an infant is vomiting repeatedly, a child is unable to retain any fluids, 8 hours, vomiting is recurrent, an adult is unable to retain any fluids, 12 hours, nausea persists, prolonged period of time, person who is not pregnant, health care provider, perform a physical examination, signs of dehydration, to help diagnose the cause, the nausea, vomiting, vomiting fresh blood, have repeated episodes of vomiting blood, vomiting material that looks, coffee grounds, vomiting undigested food, vomiting greenish material, the nausea, vomiting severe enough to cause unintentional weight loss, the vomiting self-induced, have been traveling, what medications, take, did other people that ate, same location, have the same symptoms, pregnant, could be pregnant, did the vomiting begin, how long has it lasted, occur several hours after meals, abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, poor skin turgor, signs of dehydration, abdominal swelling, headaches, following diagnostic tests performed, blood tests, cbc, differential, basic electrolytes, urinalysis, x-rays, the abdomen, dehydration is severe, need intravenous fluids, require hospitalization, in the doctor's office, use of antivomiting drugs, anti-emetics, used only in severe cases, a number of medicines, effective at preventing vomiting, doctor is unlikely to prescribe these, vomiting, important part of getting well, situations, preventing the vomiting makes life much better, koch kl, nausea, vomiting, pregnancy, gastroenterol clin north am, 32(1), 201-234, vi, quigley em, aga technical review on nausea, vomiting, gastroenterology, 120(1), 263-286.