Persistent vomiting.
Of gastric flu: See, INFLUENZA.
Of intestinal obstruction: Wild Yam. Black Horehound.
Of pregnancy: (Hyperemesis Gravidarum). A serious form of morning sickness causing dehydration with rapid loss of fluids; should receive hospital treatment.
Treatment: herbal sedatives and antinauseant remedies. See: MORNING SICKNESS.
The medical term for excessive vomiting, which may cause dehydration and weight loss.
When the condition occurs in pregnancy, it is known as hyperemesis gravidarum.
A rare condition (less than 0·2 per cent) of pregnancy, in which there is severe vomiting. If untreated it can result in severe dehydration, ketoacidosis (an excess of KETONE acids) and liver damage. More common in multiple pregnancy, it may recur in subsequent pregnancies.... hyperemesis gravidarum
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