Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome: A Critic Review

Authors

  • Chetan Ramesh Sangati

Keywords:

abdominal pain, cyclic vomiting syndrome, emotional excitement, photophobia, phonophobia

Abstract

Cyclic vomiting syndrome is, abbreviated as CVS, a disorder that causes on and off episodes of nausea, vomiting, and tiredness. This condition is most commonly can diagnosed in young children, but it can also affect people of any age group. The episodes of nausea, vomiting, and lethargy most probably from an hour to 5 days. An affected person may vomit several times per hour, potentially which result in dangerous loss of fluids called dehydration. Additional symptoms can include like pale skin or pallor, abdominal pain, diarrhea, headache, fever, and an increased sensitivity to light or photophobia or to phonophobia. The most common triggering factors are the emotional excitement and infections, periods without eating or fasting, high tempture, sleeplessness, allergies. Most people with cyclic vomiting syndrome have normal intelligence, but in some people has developmental delay or intellectual disability. Even can see the communication problems by having Autism spectrum disorder, which affects communication and social interaction problem, have also been associated with cyclic vomiting syndrome. Additionally, muscle weakness (myopathy) and seizures are possible. It can be treated by. Avoiding those triggers factors or list down what triggers their cyclic vomiting episodes can reduce the frequency of episodes of vomiting. While you may feel well between episodes, it's very important to take medications as prescribed by your doctor.

Published

2019-08-16