Talk:Nausea

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Surprising omissions.
This article does not discuss the physiologic origins of nausea in the brain and which part of the brain is the nausea center.

Nor does this article mention trauma and/or resulting Inter-Cranial Pressure (ICP) and the pressure it puts on this area resulting in nausea in some cases of head injury. In these cases one of the early signs and causes for great concern is nausea and especially vomiting after when a person has fallen and/or hit their head resulting in nausea, because unlike other forms of nausea it belies an immediate danger to life since ICP can indicate swelling or inter-cerebral hemmorrhage, a form of stroke.

This article totally disregards ordinary garden variety nausea from e.g. seeing disgusting things like offal, emesis, feces in contexts where one would not expect to see them.

Also disregards acupressure techniques that instantly relieve nausea, which is great for hangovers ;) There's nothing about how the stomach relates to the central nervous system. And what about ginger ale as a treatment for nausea? Many people know about it and it really works!

This page really needs expanding. At the moment, it is extremely vague and unhelpful.

This could also mean La Nausée by Sartre. Also I suggest a link or disambiguation with Motion sickness. Wikivek 16:49, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

I'd be happy to help edit it, but first I'd like to see a page for referencing that ginger ale (or indeed any carbonated drink) helps with nausea. Writing that just by itself, it has no citation; it's an anecdote. The reason the page is so vague is that it lacks proper citation. Acupressure techniques could go under a completely different subsection in treatment, as it is an alternative/complimentary therapy. Sdsures (talk) 01:30, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Head Trauma and nausea
This article does not discuss the physiologic origins of nausea in the brain and which part of the brain is the nausea center.

Nor does this article mention trauma and/or resulting Inter-Cranial Pressure (ICP) and the pressure it puts on this area resulting in nausea in some cases of head injury. In these cases one of the early signs and causes for great concern is nausea and especially vomiting after when a person has fallen and/or hit their head resulting in nausea, because unlike other forms of nausea it belies an immediate danger to life since ICP can indicate swelling or inter-cerebral hemmorrhage, a form of stroke.

Cannabis
Something should be said about the medicinal use of cannabis to treat nausea.

Good idea, and then link somewhere in the section to cannabis.Sdsures (talk) 01:31, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Nausea vs Nauseated
Should there be some nod or mention to the rather pedantic argument as to the correct use of the word Nauseous and Nauseated?

Good idea. Sdsures (talk) 01:32, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

I was researching them both when I found that even the Mighty Wikipedia was seemingly unaware of this controversy. --204.132.68.143 22:01, 8 November 2007 (UTC)


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A shock band?

Sounds anecdotal, some kind of alternative/complimentary therapy along the lines of acupressure. Talking about it would require a citation.Sdsures (talk) 01:32, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

I don't know if this relates, but when my mother was in the hospital, after having surgery, she had nausea problems, and kept throwing up. The doctor made her put on this wristband, it says "RELIEFBAND" on it. Every 2 seconds it gives you a slight elecrtical shock. The power of the shock can be adjusted.Allegedly it is supposed to help with nausea. Has anyone ever heard of this? And how does it work?

Aleksey Fursov. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.229.123.229 (talk) 03:49, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Who calls this wamble? Consider revision. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.142.178.188 (talk) 02:46, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Causes of Nausea
The article lists several serious diseases as causes of Nausea (e.g. Acute HIV Infection, Cancer, Hepatitis). However, most common causes of nausea are either not included in the list or included at the very end. This can give the innocent reader a false sense of impending doom (e.g. someone read this artcile with nausea due to eating under-cooked meat might think something is very very seiously wrong with them). I suggest that the most common causes of nausea be listed at the top, while more unlikely causes (in a general population) be listed at the bottom. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.59.80.153 (talk) 10:15, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Agreed with this. I mean seriously, having HIV at the top does not help hypochondriacs who are look up reasons they might be feeling sick. The article is obviously not written with these vulnerable types in mind. I suggest making a list of common causes and citing sources on such lists to prove they are common in occurance. --195.194.178.152 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:15, 4 November 2009 (UTC).

Agreed. How about this for a start? MedicineNet: Nausea and Vomiting Accessed 19 June 2010. Sdsures (talk) 01:35, 19 June 2010 (UTC)


 * A review as found on pubmed would be better. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 03:34, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Ginger Ale
Is it possible for somebody to add to this article that ginger ale sometimes helps nausea?

(Anonymous) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kinzbrain (talk • contribs) 20:48, 21 May 2010 (UTC)


 * We do have it in the article and it is not effective. See treatment section. Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 03:33, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

Medications that improve symptoms
I am removing dimenydrinnate from the list at in the introduction following "a number of medications exist that improve symptoms". The respective article only indicates that dimenhydrinate is effective in preventing nausea, not improving it. Attys (talk) 20:49, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

 "Many consider Medical marijuana to be an effective herbal remedy for nausea, where legal" 

So where it is not legal, it's not an effective remedy? --70.76.2.175 (talk) 02:24, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Lack of information
What about the biotic parts of vomiting ie. the muscles that strain to give you the feeling of nausea, the part of the brain it stimulates etc

[I think it might be interesting but this article appears to be limited to nausea without vomiting. 76.216.149.166 (talk) 07:14, 26 May 2014 (UTC) ]

OTC
under "medications", what is "OTC"? 63.142.146.194 (talk) 06:24, 18 September 2013 (UTC)


 * OTC is Over The Counter.--Elvey(t•c) 21:11, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

TCM - Acupuncture, acupressure on P6
The article currently makes no mention of this topic. Yet, per [ http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.med.51.1.49?journalCode=med& this review] full text - "The best support for the strong hypothesis of acupuncture comes from studies of acupuncture’s effects on nausea and vomiting." The discussion on pages 53-54 of this 2000 review is most informative, noting, e.g. that "acupuncture is much less effective when given under anesthesia"

Per a 2013 systematic review of Acupuncture only: "Acupuncture is an appropriate adjunctive treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea/vomiting". I'm guessing that the studies leading to the conclusions in the first link above were flagged as having a high ROB (Risk Of Bias) in the second, resulting in the weaker conclusion. Based on MEDRS, there's ample reason to mention this topic in the article. --Elvey(t•c) 21:11, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Bland foods
I removed this text "NIH Medline recommends drinking clear fluids, sitting quietly and eating bland foods. "

A few comments: Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:29, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Who is making this statement? If you look at the bottom of the source you will notice this is from ADAM rather than the NIH itself.
 * ADAM is not a very good source. What is the evidence for this statement? This is sort of promoting the BRAT diet which is no longer recommended per http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5216a1.htm.

Peer Review
In general, you did a great job with this article. You added some needed sections, and used good citations. I think to improve this article you need to decide who your audience is, but for the sake of wikimedicine I was assuming it was around the 8th grade level. Therefore cut down on number of words in a sentence and simplify. Should be able to explain to your grandmother and not read like a textbook. Do not use medical jargon. For section by section commentary see below.

Added in a section on pathophysiology You did a great job adding a section that didn’t exist and obviously adds a lot to the article as a whole. I would suggest the following: 1. simplify, simplify, simplify. Ask yourself if an 8th grader would be able to follow what you are saying. Obviously there are specialized words that have their own wiki links, I think it is fine to leave those. Break up all of your long sentences into shorter ones. 2. I would move the section to either be the 1st or 2nd section. It should not be sandwiched between diagnosis and treatment 3.Add citations for each bullet point or for the entire section. I think a basic medical textbook would do.

Added in a sub-section on alternative medicines Great job. Great quality references. I would change some of the wording in this section. I think you can eliminate all of the qualifiers (in some studies...), which I understand as medical professional we are taught to write this way. However, think of this article as a pamphlet you are handing your patient. Some examples: In certain people, cannabinoids may be effective in reducing chemotherapy associated nausea and vomiting.[22][23] —>Cannabinoids may be effective in reducing chemotherapy associated nausea and vomiting.

Several studies have demonstrated the therapeutic effects of cannabinoids for nausea and vomiting in the advanced stages of illnesses such as cancer and AIDS.[24][25]—> Cannabinoids to treat nausea and vomiting have also been used in cancer and AIDS patients.[24][25]

In hospital settings topical anti-nausea gels are not indicated because of lack of research backing their efficacy.[26] —> Anti-nausea gel applied to the skin is not effective at treating nausea.

 Re-wrote the section on medications This flows really nicely. I link the general sentence followed by the specific examples of causes and medications. Once again you could simplify wording. Also good citations

Re-organized the comprehensive list of causes of nausea looks good. I don’t have anything to add. Perhaps you want to cite at the beginning for the entire list.

Re-organized and re-wrote section on diagnostic approach Well organized. I like that it is organized into the way we present and write notes as physicians. Once again many things could be simplified and you need to add citations. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.239.85.89 (talk) 22:29, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

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Wear a mask to avoid disgusting smells while pregnant
“I just wore it and started cooking, It helped.” -Viv 70.93.70.9 (talk) 22:59, 23 November 2021 (UTC)