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Vomiting is the way by which a body throw out the things which are not settled or digested.
⦿ When a stomach can not digest any solid or liquid portion of meals, it reacts and get rid of undigested stuff by vomiting them throw out from mouth
⦿ Such reaction can be caused by infection, food poisoning or by poor hygiene practice.
⦿ Vomiting is the forceful expulsion of the contents of the stomach and sometimes the small intestine through the mouth.
⦿ It is a natural reflex that helps the body to get rid of harmful substances or irritants in the digestive system.
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Key Terms: Vomiting, Motion sickness, Food poisoning, remedies for vomiting
What is vomit and why does it happen?
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Vomit is a forceful discharge of undigested stomach contents.
⦿ Sometimes due to infection in the intestine or some less hygienic food, the contents can not be settled right in the stomach.
⦿ Stomach reacts with this stuff and throws it out forcefully from the mouth.
⦿ If the consumed food is digested well then it will be excreted by the excretion of stool system but it is not getting digested in the stomach, it will vomit out the whole.
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Causes of vomiting
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Vomiting can be caused by many reasons. Some are listed below
- Infection in the stomach- If your stomach has a certain infection like an inflamed valve then it will hinder digestion and force the food to get discharged.
- Any unhygienic meal can cause infection in intestine and cause your stomach to vomit out
- Motion sickness- Generally, people feel like vomiting while traveling in a bus or car or even at an amusement park while they wish to enjoy rides. It is known as motion sickness.
- Side effect of medication- If a person is having frequent vomiting issues then it may be because of any ongoing medication or treatment. Some higher dosage of medicines may cause vomit or it includes side effect like nausea.
Types of vomiting
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Vomiting in infants is more common than in adults as their digestion system is not habituated to digest certain types of food or liquids. Some babies also have milk intolerance
Vomiting in babies can be of three types
- Possetting- It is not as serious as other events of vomiting because it is a type of discharge that happens when a baby vomits up small amounts after feeding.
- Reflux- it is a common type where a valve of the stomach accidentally opens and contents of the stomach move back towards the food pipe. However, it doesn't harm the babies and the issue gets resolved by the time the baby walks.
- Projectile vomiting- this happens when a baby vomits the content in a forceful way. If this happens after every feed, one may need to consult a doctor.
Treatment of vomiting
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If one gets the vomit or nausea like feeling because of motion sickness, they can consume lemonade or some mints to feel better. the vomiting is arose from digestion, infection or any side effects then certain medicines can help you to get recovered,
Post-vomit treatment
Once the vomiting is done, one needs maintain a healthy liquid intake i.e. lemonade, fresh glucose or just pure water with salt. Fruit juice also can help to be rehydrated.
⦿ Person may get dehydrated after vomiting, hence it is necessary to rehydrate.
⦿ If the vomiting occurs frequently, one should consult a doctor and not take any medicine until the doctor prescribes.
Vomiting a food mixed with little amount of blood is a serious problem that needs immediate attention of the doctor.
⦿ Vomiting of blood can be due to ruptured blood vessels in the throat or any internal organ injury.
⦿ Therefore, a person must go to the doctor immediately after witnessing blood in vomit
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Things to Remember
⦿ Vomiting is a body’s own way to get rid of undigested contents.
⦿ The stomach throw out the stuff which is not settled right.
⦿ Vomiting is caused by side effects of any medicines, treatment, motion sickness or by unhygienic food which leads to food poisoning.
⦿ Vomiting is very common in infants as their digestion track is not as well developed as adults. Also, some babies have allergies to certain types of food.
⦿ Vomiting should not be stopped and one must get rehydration after vomiting
⦿ Frequent vomiting after medicine or blood in vomit needs to be treated without any delay.
Sample Questions
Ques. What is the meaning of vomiting? (2 marks)
Ans. Vomiting is a stomach’s own way to throw out the contents that are not digested. It is a forceful discharge of the contents which are not settled in the stomach. A stomach get rid of such content by vomiting it out from the mouth.
Ques. How is vomiting caused? (4 marks)
Ans. Cause of vomiting can be many and it varies depending on the age group
In adults:
Motion sickness, unhygienic food and water intake,infection, side-effects of ongoing therapeutics etc.
In infants:
Milk intolerance, allergies to certain food products, opened valves etc.
Ques. How can a vomiting person be treated? (5 marks)
Ans. A person who is vomiting needs to be rehydrated after vomiting the stuff as vomit causes dehydration. A soft drink like lemonade or a soda can be given or a fruit juice also can be a good option.
If a frequent vomiting is happening then one must go for treatment by consulting a doctor.
Babies need no special treatment in case of reflux and possetting as it gets resolved with time but in case of projectile vomiting, parents need to visit a child’s doctor.
If blood is mixed with the vomit or only blood is there in vomited content then it is a serious case that requires an immediate attention of the doctor.
Ques. Which of the following is not the type of vomiting in babies? (1 mark)
(a) Reflux
(b) Possetting
(c) Projectile
(d) Deflux
Ans. d. Deflux
Ques. Infants vomit up very little amount of the feed just after feeding. This condition is called_____ (1 mark)
(a) Reflux
(b) Projectile
(c) Blood vomit
(d) Deflux
Ans. Reflux.
Ques. What are the probable causes of vomiting? (2 marks)
Ans. Vomiting can be caused by several causes such as accumulation of gas in the stomach, acidity and undigested food or drink that needs to be thrown out of the body.
Blood vomiting is noticed when any internal organ is injured or in case of ulcers in internal organs.
Babies can vomit as their digestion system is in the developing and adapting phase, if the baby vomits up after every feed, then it requires attention and consultation from a child specialist.
Ques. How does someone feel vomiting? (2 marks)
Ans. People may feel nausea, that is an uneasiness of the stomach just before vomiting.Sometimes, nausea is a temporary feeling which does not end up vomiting things up but if it feels like continuous uneasiness, one should try to vomit which is a forceful way to get rid of it.
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