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What are the causes of vomiting?

Alimentary causes of vomiting
  • Gastritis-Food, alcohol, drugs
  • Gastroenteritis - Cholera, viral, food poisoning
  • GERD, gastroparesis, Ca stomach
  • Acid peptic disease
  • Obstruction of gastric outlet, small intestine
  • Inflammatory lesions - Cholecystitis, pancreatitis, appendicitis, hepatitis
Extra-alimentary causes 
  • Renal - Renal colic, uraemia
  • CNS - increased intra-cranial pressure, CVA.migraine, meningitis
  • Labyrinthine - Labyrinthitis, motion sickness
  • CVS - Inferior wall Ml
  • Endocrine - Pregnancy – Morning sickness, Hyperemesis gravidarum Addison's disease , Diabetic ketoacidosis
  • Drugs - Morphine, digitalis, anti-malignant drugs
  • Psychogenic - Bulimia nervosa, depression, cyclic vomiting syndrome.