
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
- Stanchezza
- Irritability
- loss of appetite
CAUSES OF VOMITING
- Migraine
- Foodborne infections
- Indigestione
- Motion sickness
- Gall stones
- Diseases of the stomach and intestines
- Appendicitis
- Viral gastroenteritis
- Side effects of certain medications
- Gravidanza
- 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
- Anamnesi corretta
- 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
- Malnutrizione
VOMITING AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda, vomiting falls under ‘chardi roga’.
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF VOMITING
- Excess consumption of sweet, oily, heavy, unwholesome food
- Soppressione degli impulsi naturali.
- Agnimandya (indigestion)
- Agantu factors(infections)
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF VOMITING
- The feeling of nausea followed by vomiting
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF VOMITING
- I dosha vata, pitta e kapha si muovono attraverso tutti i canali di circolazione. A causa della natura sottile di vata, esso spinge gli altri due dosha.
- Il vata aggravato, avendo provocato questi due dosha, si esacerba e riempie i canali vuoti e si muove notevolmente al loro interno o facendosi avvolgere dagli altri dosha.
- The aggravated doshas particularly vata and kapha reside in the stomach causes ‘chardi’.
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF VOMITING
- Sada - debolezza
- 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
Amministrazione interna
- Ashtachurna
- Vaiswanara churna
- Dhanwantharam gulika
- Vilwadi lehyam
HOME REMEDIES FOR VOMITING
- Riposo adeguato
- Drinking cold fluids
- Bagno in acqua calda
- Massaggio del corpo
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
Il paziente deve essere seduto in posizione meditativa con la testa e la colonna vertebrale erette e il corpo rilassato. Il paziente deve chiudere una narice (ad esempio la sinistra se si usa la mano destra e viceversa) con il pollice ed espirare completamente attraverso l'altra narice. Di nuovo, dovrà inspirare profondamente attraverso l'altra narice mentre la narice opposta è ancora chiusa con il pollice.
- Savasana - rilassa il corpo e la mente
