NAUSEA AND VOMITING

NAUSEA AND VOMITING 

Nausea is an uncomfortable sensation that a person gets in the region of the chest, abdomen and sometimes in the head, which progresses to vomiting when the digestive tract sends signals to inform the centers in the brain that certain harmful substances are present in the stomach. This sensation of nausea is better after the patient vomits. Regurgitation or throwing up of the contents of the stomach is termed as vomiting. Vomiting is sometimes the body's own reflex action to throw out some harmful products taken in, but in cases where the vomiting persists for more than a few days or in cases where the vomiting occurs after a head injury or in cases where the vomiting is of a black or a bloody color, it is better to consult a doctor immediately.  

Nausea and vomiting in the initial months of pregnancy is normal, but if it persists for a long time and if the frequency of vomiting is more, it is necessary to consult a doctor immediately. Bad sights, bad smells and bad sounds can sometimes initiate nausea and vomiting. Anxiety, dietary indiscretions, some drugs, alcohol, motion sickness and some illnesses (like gastroenteritis, hepatitis, urinary tract infections, gastric cancer, peptic ulcers, appendicitis, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, intestinal obstruction, migraines, etc.) can also cause it. Retching can result when the brain's vomiting orders continue even after the stomach is completely empty.

HOME REMEDIES

1. Ice cubes can be kept in the mouth to control severe vomiting.

2. Avoid taking any spicy food, rich food, milk and its products (like cheese, butter, ghee, etc.) for a few days during and even after the vomiting subsides.

3. Those who are unable to retain anything may usually retain shredded fresh raw apple mixed with honey or squeeze juice from a raw apple and add a pinch of rock salt and drink.

4. Cut a small ginger piece and boil it in some water and the ginger tea thus prepared should be taken  in small sips and it will definitely reduce the queasy nauseous sensation. Ginger ale can be taken instead of ginger tea.

5. Drink half a glass of mint juice two to three times during the day.

6. Take one gram of cumin seeds (jeera) and one gram of green cardamom (elaichi) seeds, grind them into a powder and add about fifty grams of water and squeeze half a lemon and give it to the patient every two hours.

7. Juice of holy basil (tulsi) is given with powder of cardamoms (elaichi) and honey to children.

8. Mixture of rock salt and ghee is given.

9. Powder about three to four cloves (lavang) and boil it in some water; filter it and drink it thrice a day.

10. Powder of black pepper is given in small doses.

11. Cut a lemon in half and heat both halves with open surface upon a hot frying pan until the juice inside boils. Sprinkle salt on one half, sugar on the other and suck the juice of both.

12. Coconut water is given with sugar, honey and long pepper (pipli).

13. Diluted vegetable soup and pomegranate (anar) juice can be given to the patient liberally.

14. Place one teaspoon of fresh grated root of garlic in a cup of boiling water and infuse for five minutes, strain and drink.

15. Mix one teaspoonful of onion juice and one teaspoonful of ginger juice and drink it thrice daily.

16. Ripe tamarind (imli) pulp is given in small doses.

17. For seasickness, drink a mixture of brandy and water in small quantities.