Pediatric nausea and vomiting
Nausea is an uneasy, sick-to-the-stomach feeling a child has in response to a number of conditions or causes. Vomiting occurs when food is "thrown up" out of the stomach.
What is pediatric nausea and vomiting?
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 nausea and vomiting?
There are many causes of nausea and vomiting in children of any age:
Crying or sobbing
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 nausea and vomiting doctors and providers
Bradley Barth, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Michele Alkalay, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Amal Aqul, MDPediatric Hepatologist
Sarah Barlow, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Nandini Channabasappa, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Aakash Goyal, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Bhaskar Gurram, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Lauren Lazar, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Derek Ngai, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Charina Ramirez, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Norberto Rodriguez-Baez, MDPediatric Hepatologist
Isabel Rojas Santamaria, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Rinarani Sanghavi, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Meghana Sathe, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Mhammad Gaith Semrin, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Luis Sifuentes-Dominguez, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
David Troendle, MDPediatric Gastroenterologist
Phuong Luu, PA-CPhysician Assistant - Gastroenterology
Van Nguyen, APRN, PNP-PCNurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology
Jennifer Peacock, APRN, PNP-PCNurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology
Shabina Walji-Virani, APRN, PNP-PCNurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology
Christine Winser-Bean, APRN, FNPNurse Practitioner - Gastroenterology