Pediatric Vomiting and Nausea
Vomiting occurs when food is "thrown up" out of the stomach. Nausea is an uneasy, sick-to-the-stomach feeling a child has in response to a number of conditions or causes.
What is Pediatric Vomiting and Nausea?
Nausea is often described as a queasy, sick feeling in the pit of the stomach. It may or may not lead to vomiting, which happens when food or liquid comes back out of the stomach. It can also accompany other illnesses, like bacterial or viral infections, and have additional symptoms, like fever.
What are the causes of Pediatric Vomiting and Nausea?
There are many causes of nausea and vomiting in children of any age:
- Crying or sobbing
- Eating disorders
- Infections like appendicitis
- Intense coughing
- Motion sickness from amusement park rides, boats, cars or planes
- Overeating
- Putting hand in mouth and gagging
- Strong emotions like anger, fear or nervousness
- Ulcers and reflux (GERD)
- Viral infections like gastroenteritis (stomach flu)
Pediatric Vomiting and Nausea Doctors and Providers
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Bradley Barth, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Michele Alkalay, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Amal Aqul, MD Pediatric Hepatologist
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Sarah Barlow, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Nandini Channabasappa, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Aakash Goyal, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Bhaskar Gurram, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Lauren Lazar, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Derek Ngai, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Charina Ramirez, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Norberto Rodriguez-Baez, MD Pediatric Hepatologist
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Isabel Rojas Santamaria, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Rinarani Sanghavi, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Meghana Sathe, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Mhammad Gaith Semrin, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Luis Sifuentes-Dominguez, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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David Troendle, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Edaire Cheng, MD Pediatric Gastroenterologist
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Phuong Luu, PA-C Physician Assistant - Gastroenterology
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Van Nguyen, APRN, PNP-PC Nurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology
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Jennifer Peacock, APRN, PNP-PC Nurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology
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Shabina Walji-Virani, APRN, PNP-PC Nurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology
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Christine Winser-Bean, APRN, FNP Nurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology