1. You’ve eaten something dodgy
Food poisoning usually produces a feeling of nausea – often accompanied by stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea – within a few hours of eating contaminated food (although sometimes the symptoms can come on sooner). You may also break into a cold sweat. Your symptoms may be due to a food-borne disease like listeria, campylobacter or salmonella.
2. You’ve got a stomach bug
Gastroenteritis, which is usually due to a virus, causes inflammation of the stomach and intestines, making you feel lousy. Also known as stomach flu (although it’s not actually caused by the influenza virus), other symptoms may include diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, headache, loss of appetite, fever and vomiting.If you’ve been around people who’ve been sick, there’s a very good chance you’ve caught the virus from them.**
- You’ve had a reaction to medication**
Nausea and vomiting are common side effects of some prescription medications, including drugs for asthma, arthritis, abnormal heart rhythms and irritable bowel syndrome.If you feel sick after starting on medication, see your doctor, who may decide to change your prescription to a drug that is easier on your stomach.
4. You’ve got a peptic ulcer
A peptic ulcer is a hole in the lining of the gut, duodenum or oesophagus. As well as nausea, symptoms can include burning pain, which typically occurs one to three hours after eating or in the middle of the night, and can be relieved by eating again. Some people may have no discomfort at all, while others have terrible pain.**
- Your kidneys aren’t working properly**
Kidney problems can lead to a build-up of urea, which can make you feel nauseous. other signs that your kidneys may not be doing their job include weight loss, fever and back pain. These symptoms may also be due to a host of other problems, so it pays to get them checked out.
6. You’ve got pancreatitis
This occurs when your pancreas becomes inflamed. If you’ve also got a swollen and tender abdomen, a fever and a rapid pulse, it could be pancreatitis. Your symptoms may be mild to start with and get worse after eating. If you have severe abdominal pain, get help immediately.
7. You’re suffering from motion sickness
The up-and-down movement of a car or boat can upset the mechanism in your body that controls balance. This may make you feel like you’re going tobe sick, and you’re also likely to be dizzy and sweating. The symptoms of vertigo and oeniere’s disease are similar.
8. You’re pregnant
Feeling queasy can be one of the first signs of pregnancy, although chances are you’ll have noticed other symptoms first, like an overdue period and tender breasts. Doctors don’t know exactly what causes nausea during pregnancy, although it’s thought it may be due to changing hormone levels. **
- You’re having a heart attack**
oany people don’t realise nausea can be a sign of a heart attack. In fact women are more likely than men to have symptoms like nausea, vomiting and shortness of breath. It’s no surprise then that sometimes the initial symptoms of cardiac arrest can be mistaken for indigestion. If you have these symptoms along with chest pain, get help immediately.**
- You’re anxious**
Anxiety can lead to physical symptoms like nausea and some people do throw up when they’re extremely nervous and agitated. It’s thought this is due to the chemical changes that happen in your body when you become anxious. Studies have found nausea is a common symptom among people with anxiety and panic attack disorders.
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