from the intestines‚ and vomiting from the stomach. Vomiting is a forceful action accomplished by a fierce‚ downward contraction of the diaphragm muscle. At the same time‚ the abdominal muscles tighten against a relaxed stomach with an open gastroesophageal sphincter. The contents of the stomach are propelled up and out. As part of a bodily reflex‚ you may produce more saliva just before vomiting. Vomiting is a complex‚ coordinated reflex orchestrated by the vomiting center of the brain. It
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Therapeutic Management (Nonpharmacological and pharmacological) treatment for nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy. A. Nonpharmacological treatment of nausea and vomiting Nonpharmacological management of nausea and vomiting will depend on the etiology of the nausea and vomiting. It may be caused by psychological‚ dietary‚ or physical conditions and this will determine what type of management may help improve the symptoms they may be having. Some of the these recommendation according to
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Bulimia is an eating disorder characterized by overindulgence eating and self- induced vomiting. The patient with bulimia nervosa‚ have an un-controlled eating habit with desire to loss weigh. They tend to consume large amount of food‚ then‚ force themselves to vomit to compensate for binge. Bulimia nervosa has the following symptoms; habits of gobbling large amounts of foods after which an individual will force a vomit‚ avoiding weight gain‚ self-esteem largely dwelled on the body shape and not
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Hornuss‚ 2013 there is a significant reduction in postoperative nausea and vomiting and opioid use when using intravenous acetaminophen. The reviewers used Medline and Cochrane databases to conduct their search along with a hand search of abstracts to identify randomized-controlled trials using intravenous acetaminophen. The review was to determine if the acetaminophen was going to have a significant decline in nausea and vomiting following surgical procedures as this is a large concern for patients following
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develops in newborns. About one in every 250 babies is affected. Patients with pyloric stenosis present with projectile vomiting in which they are still hungry afterwards. The infant will start showing signs of weight loss‚ dehydration and malnutrition. When my son had pyloric stenosis‚ he had some opposite symptoms that are unusual for infants. He had projectile vomiting‚ weight gain‚ dehydration and mild malnutrition. He was 12 weeks old when we got the diagnosis. They ran an ultrasound
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with men (p. 5 and 6). There is much evidence to suggest that there is a cultural preoccupation with thinness in our society. Women with bulimia‚ purge with vomiting‚ taking laxatives or diuretics and sometimes giving themselves enemas. Some vomit even after a normal meal‚ heading for the bathroom after the last bite. Occasionally the vomiting becomes involuntary‚ and they can not keep themselves from purging after eating. They may exercise compulsively to burn off what they ve eaten. Mitchell (1990)
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themselves to get it out of their systems to avoid gaining weight (Overview). The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) states that a person who participates in bulimic actions can become dehydrated from the constant purging and vomiting. Frequent vomiting can lead to a ruptured esophagus and decaying teeth. Shockingly‚ those are just the minor consequences. Some major consequences include irregular heartbeat‚ heart failure‚ and digestive problems (Overview). Bulimia is an extremely dangerous
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and purging of food. Individuals suffering from Bulimia have an obsession with their weight‚ body image‚ and food (Venokur‚ 2011). After their binging period the bulimic forces all excess calories ingested out of the body by causing self-induced vomiting‚ misuse of laxatives‚ or excessive exercise (Venokur‚ 2011). Bulimia Nervosa is estimated to be in 5-40% of all collegiate females (Braden‚ 2010). About Bulimia Bulimics are very self-conscience about their weight and have poor body image. Most
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the Drug Enforcement Agency from arresting brain cancer patients who use marijuana to ease their pain. Studies show marijuana can be therapeutic in treating nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. Anticancer drugs can cause nausea and vomiting‚ because they irritate the stomach lining and affect the brain parts that control vomiting. In the late 1800s marijuana was often used by doctors for treating migraines and other types of headaches. It binds to receptors found throughout the body’s brain and
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liquid stools per day‚ that last three or more and for less than 14 days. Also‚ American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) describes acute gastroenteritis (AGE) as the diarrhea of rapid onset‚ with or without additional symptoms and signs‚ such as nausea‚ vomiting‚ fever‚ blood or abdominal pain. Bloody stools in a sick child may be signs of severe abdominal pathology (Florez‚ Al-Khalifah‚ Sierra‚ Granados‚ Yepes-Nunez‚ Cuello-Garcia‚ Thabane‚ 2016). The relevant clinical questions to ask would include the
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