Unexplained nausea can have various causes, including undiagnosed diseases, medication side effects, food allergies, and nerve disorders. Eliminating common causes and keeping a food diary can help diagnose the issue. Chronic diseases can also have nausea as a symptom. Treatment options are still being researched for nerve disorders causing nausea.
Unexplained nausea can have so many causes. It can be a symptom of various undiagnosed diseases, a side effect of medications, or the first sign of a food allergy. Other times, the stomach doesn’t get the nerve signals it needs to start digesting properly.
Diagnosing nausea begins with eliminating the most common causes. If someone is taking a certain type of medication, they may be asked to stop it to discern if nausea is a side effect. Pregnancy and hunger are also causes of nausea which may take some by surprise. Once these options have been ruled out, the doctor may ask the patient to keep a log of all her daily activities to determine the cause.
There are several chronic diseases that have continuous nausea as a little-known symptom. For example, diabetes can start with nausea before any other noticeable symptoms. Problems with the gallbladder can manifest themselves in an upset stomach and pain in the side. Acid reflux disease can have nausea as its main side effect.
Unexplained nausea can also occur due to a food allergy. Although food allergies are usually diagnosed when people are children, they can also develop later in life. Sometimes, a person becomes allergic to a food they previously had no problem with. In these cases, a patient is often asked to start as bland a diet as possible, then keep a food diary as they add new items to the diet. When the person has a reaction to a new food, she will have found the cause of her unexplained nausea.
Nausea associated with chronic conditions can be misleading, because in the absence of other symptoms, the main problem will appear to be a stomach problem, rather than a symptom of a larger problem. Making an appointment with a doctor and working with a gastric specialist can help a sufferer sift through all likely causes to find treatment.
Finally, unexplained nausea may not be caused by an illness or food allergy, but by a nervous disorder. Some researchers refer to the stomach as a “pacemaker,” which means it receives nerve signals that tell it whether or not to digest. Sometimes, the stomach may receive these messages when they are not needed or may never receive them. When the stomach is “paralyzed” in this way and is unable to digest food, the patient often feels stomach upset. Treatments for this type of stomach problem are still being researched.
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