Suggest Remedies For Severe And Persistent Vomiting

Posted on Sat, 21 May 2016

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Question : MY wife couldn't keep any food down early this week, vomiting food up as soon as she ate it. We ere wondering if it could be the doubled dose of Iron that she has been taking (65 mg x2) plus Vit C

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Possible

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

Iron supplements are gastric irritants and can trigger nausea and vomiting. But I am not sure if that is the only cause of your wife's vomiting. It could also be due to food poisoning. In any case you need to give ORS (oral rehydration solution) to make up for the lost water and salts.

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