Nausea

Also Known As: Nausea, Queasy

Nausea (Latin nausea, from Greek ναυσίη, nausiē, "motion sickness", "feeling sick," "queasy" or "wamble"), is a sensation of unease and discomfort in the upper stomach with an involuntary urge to vomit. It often, but not always, precedes vomiting. A person can suffer nausea without vomiting.

Some common causes of nausea are motion sickness, dizziness, fainting, gastroenteritis (stomach infection) or food poisoning. Side effects of many medications including cancer chemotherapy, nauseants or morning sickness in early pregnancy. Nausea may also be caused by anxiety, disgust and depression.

Medications taken to prevent nausea are called antiemetics and include diphenhydramine, metoclopramide and ondansetron.

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