Vomiting is the reflex reaction of expelling the stomach’s contents forcefully through the mouth. It occurs with or without underlying pathology.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF VOMITING
- CAUSES OF VOMITING
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF VOMITING
- DIAGNOSIS OF VOMITING
- TREATMENTS FOR VOMITING
- PROGNOSIS OF VOMITING
- COMPLICATIONS OF VOMITING
- VOMITING AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF VOMITING
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF VOMITING
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF VOMITING
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF VOMITING
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF VOMITING
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR VOMITING
- AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR VOMITING
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR VOMITING
- AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR VOMITING
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR VOMITING
- HOME REMEDIES FOR VOMITING
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR VOMITING
- YOGA FOR VOMITING
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF VOMITING
The associated symptoms of vomiting are;
- Tiredness
- Loss of energy
- Fatigue
- Irritability
- loss of appetite
CAUSES OF VOMITING
- Migraine
- Foodborne infections
- Indigestion
- Motion sickness
- Gall stones
- Diseases of the stomach and intestines
- Appendicitis
- Viral gastroenteritis
- Side effects of certain medications
- Pregnancy
- Milk intolerance in babies
- Vomiting is triggered by many factors. Psychosocial factors like anxiety and stress also contribute to vomiting.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF VOMITING
The pathophysiology of vomiting is based on causative factors. At the onset of vomiting, intrinsic contractions occur in both the duodenum and the stomach, the lower oesophagal sphincter relaxes, and vomitus moves from the stomach into the oesophagus. Next, the inspiratory and abdominal muscles contract and expel the vomitus into the mouth.
DIAGNOSIS OF VOMITING
- Proper history taking
- Physical examinations
- Laboratory tests
TREATMENTS FOR VOMITING
- Antiemetic drugs
- Oral rehydration solution (ORS)
- Treatment of underlying pathology
PROGNOSIS OF VOMITING
- Vomiting is a self-limiting condition. The underlying disease needs proper investigations and treatments.
COMPLICATIONS OF VOMITING
- The persistent vomiting cause derangement in the daily activities
- Dehydration
- Malnutrition
VOMITING AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda, vomiting falls under ‘chardi roga’.
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF VOMITING
- Excess consumption of sweet, oily, heavy, unwholesome food
- Suppression of natural urges.
- Agnimandya (indigestion)
- Agantu factors(infections)
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF VOMITING
- The feeling of nausea followed by vomiting
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF VOMITING
- Vata, pitta and kapha dosha move through all channels of circulation. Due to the subtle nature of vata it impels the remaining two doshas.
- The aggravated vata having provoked these two doshas, exacerbated and fills up the empty channels and moves greatly inside them or by getting enveloped by the other doshas.
- The aggravated doshas particularly vata and kapha reside in the stomach causes ‘chardi’.
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF VOMITING
- Sada – weakness
- Chardi –vomiting
- Aruchi – loss of appetite
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF VOMITING
- Sadya roga – curable
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR VOMITING
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR VOMITING
- Treatment of dosha vitiation
- Treatment for agni
- Intake of water boiled with laja
- Ashtachurna
- Vaiswanara churna
- Dhanwantharam gulika
- Vilwadi lehyam
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR VOMITING
Internal administration
- Ashtachurna
- Vaiswanara churna
- Dhanwantharam gulika
- Vilwadi lehyam
HOME REMEDIES FOR VOMITING
- Proper rest
- Drinking cold fluids
- Bathing in warm water
- Body massaging
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR VOMITING
- Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like sweet and heavy food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Consume easily digestible food items, warm water
- Avoid dehydration
- Consume a balanced diet
YOGA FOR VOMITING
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from vomiting
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
- Savasana – relaxes body and mind
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