My Son Has Thrown Up Since The First Day Of

Posted on Fri, 21 Feb 2020

Question: My son has thrown up since the first day of college last fall. He has a lot of drainage in the morning, a bad gag reflex, he has seen a therapist and she thenks he needs to smoke medicinal marijuana for the nausea and vomiting. But anxiety is not on the list to be accepted to get a card. The Dr. has given him an antacid, something for stomach, and something else for anxiety. Do you think that it is just his anxiety? Or do I need to try another route he is starting to lose weight. I am starting to get concerned. scared mom

Answered by Dr. Dr. (3 hours later)

Brief Answer
May not be only due to anxiety.... Require further evaluation.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I have gone through your query and here is my advice.

As per your history, there can be several causes for that which should get evaluated as he is loosing weight. I don't think that it may be only due to anxiety.

Kindly follow up with a bit more information,
Does he have fever, abdominal pain, loose motion, heart burn, had any outside food?

For further assessment I would suggest you to consult with gastroenterologist for detailed clinical examination.

He may procure complete hemogram, ultrasound or computed tomography abdomen, upper GI endoscopy SOS as per evaluation to rule out any other possibilities for chronic gastritis /gastric ulcer /stomach infection.

Till then you can take tablet ondensetron for nausea /vomiting. Continue antacid. You can also take syp mucaine gel.

Along with that avoid hot and spicy foods. Avoid lying down after meal. Do regular exercise. Do blood pressure monitoring.

Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng