What Causes Nausea, Belches, Headaches And Light-headed Feeling After Travelling?

Posted on Sun, 5 Apr 2015

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Question : Hi, I have recently come back from a one month stay in the USA. I have been home for nearly two weeks now and almost every day since I have come back I have had waves of nausea that is often accompanied with burping, headaches or feeling light-headed. I haven't had a fever, aches and pains, or diarrhea; mainly just feeling nauseous around the same time each day and my acne which was once under control has now erupted to the point where it's the worse it has ever been. My partner and I were sexually active during the trip but I was taking my contraceptive pill. Any ideas or suggestions?

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It could be related to jet lag or prolonged travel

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone through the details. Although you need to be clinically assessed, I think that there is some role of jet lag involved. It could also have some relation to prolonged travel causing some disturbance to your vestibulocochlear apparatus (balance system) of the inner ear. I do not think that it has any relationship to your sexual activity.

I would suggest you to take some anti acid-secreting medicines like omeprazole once daily before breakfast. Alongside take some antiemetic like ondansetron as per your requirement. I think that you should soon be ok. If the problem persists, you should see a doctor.

Hope it helps.

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Dr. Diptanshu XXXXXXX

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar