Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

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Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

• ((April Dougherty))

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Causes and Risk Factors

• No known causes
• Mostly found in children
• Dehydration
• Electrolyte imbalance (loss of important salts
  that keep body functioning properly)
• Peptic esophagitis (esophagus becomes injured)
• Hematemesis (irritated esophagus. Blood mixes
  with vomit)
• Mallory-Weiss Tear (esophagus may tears open and
  stomach bruises from vomiting or retching)
• Tooth decay

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Symptoms

• Severe vomiting Excessive thirst
• Nausea
  sensitivity to light
• Gagging fever
• Pallor (pale) dizziness
• Exhaustion diarrhea
• Listlessness abdominal pain
• Drooling

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The Four Phases

• Prodrome (nausea vomiting abdominal pain.
  Lasts minutes to hours)
• Episode (nausea vomiting inability to eat,
  drink, and take medicine w/out vomiting
  paleness, drowsiness, and exhaustion)
• Recovery (nausea vomiting stop color, health,
  and appetite return)
• Symptom-free interval (between episodes no
  symptoms)

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Treatments and Preventions

• Cannot be cured
• Plenty of rest
• Stay in bed and sleep and dark, quiet room
• Drink water and replace electrolytes
• Eat solids when appetite returns
• When symptoms begin, can take tylenol or
  ibuprofen to attempt to prevent episodes
• Prescriptions are offered by doctors

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Diagnosis

• No clear tests
• Doctor looks at symptoms and medical history to
  exclude other, more common diseases and disorders
  that could cause nausea vomiting
• Doctors need to identify patterns or cycles

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Triggers

• Most common is an infection
• Mostly in children emotional stress or
  excitement
• Colds, allergies, sinus problems, and flu in some
• Eating certain foods (chocolate or cheese)
• Eating too much
• Eating before bed
• Hot weather
• Physical exhaustion
• Menstruation
• Motion sickness