subject: Nausea And Pertussis Specialist Doctor In Delhi [print this page] Nausea is a feeling of queasiness or sickness in the stomach and sometimes the throat. It can make someone feel dizzy or lightheaded, have increased saliva (spit), trouble swallowing, skin temperature changes, or a fast heart rate. Nausea may occur with or without vomiting.
Nausea is not an illness in itself; it is rather a possible symptom of several conditions, many of which are not related to the stomach at all. In fact, more often than not nausea indicates a condition somewhere else in the body rather than in the stomach itself.
There are certain serious medical problems which can causes nausea like Appendicitis, Blockage in the intestines, Cancer or a tumor, Ingesting a drug or poison, especially by children, and Ulcers in the lining of the stomach or small intestine.
There can be many reasons behind nausea like:
Food allergies
Infections of the stomach or bowels, such as the "stomach flu" or food poisoning
Leaking of stomach contents (food or liquid) upwards (also called gastro esophageal reflux or GERD)
Medications or medical treatments, such as cancer chemotherapy or radiation treatment
Migraine headaches
Morning sickness during pregnancy
Seasickness or motion sickness
Severe pain, such as with kidney stones
You must consume sufficient amount of fluids to keep you from getting dehydrated. A nausea specialist doctor should be consulted if you are having nausea for a longer period or if you have blood in your vomit or ground coffee like substance. If you have severe abdominal pain along with headache and stiff neck then also you must consult a doctor immediately.
Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial respiratory infection, which begins with cold-like symptoms and cough and becomes progressively more severe, so that the person may experience vomiting, sweating, and exhaustion with the cough, also known as whooping cough.
It is called whooping cough because of the deep "whooping" sound which is often heard when the patient tries to take a breath. It is caused by the Bordetella pertussis or Bordetella parapertussis bacteria. It is a serious disease that can cause permanent disability in infants, and even death.
When an infected person sneezes or coughs, tiny droplets containing the bacteria move through the air, and the disease is easily spread from person to person. However the infection usually lasts for only 6 weeks.
Cases of pertussis or whooping cough have lower down due to the widespread use of vaccine but before that it was common in small children and infants. Symptoms of pertussis are divided into three stages:
First stage lasts up to 1-2 weeks
Runny nose.
Sneezing.
Low-grade fever.
Mild, occasional cough, similar to the common cold.
Second stage
Attacks of numerous rapid cough
At the end of the bursts of rapid coughs, a long aspiratory effort (breathing in) is usually accompanied by a characteristic high-pitched whoop sound for which the disease is named.
During an attack, the individual may become cyanotic (skin and mucous membranes may turn blue) from lack of oxygen.
Children and young infants appear especially ill and distressed.
Vomiting (referred to by doctors as post-tussive vomiting) and exhaustion commonly follows the episodes of coughing.
The person usually appears normal between episodes.
Paroxysmal attacks occur more frequently at night, with an average of 15-24 attacks per 24 hours.
The paroxysmal stage usually lasts from one to six weeks but may persist for up to 10 weeks.
Infants under 6 months of age may not have the strength to have a whoop, but they do have paroxysms of coughing.
Third stage
It is the recovery or convalescent stage. In the convalescent stage, recovery is gradual. The cough becomes less paroxysmal and usually disappears over two to three weeks; however, paroxysms often recur with subsequent respiratory infections for many months.
You must consult a pertussis specialist doctor if you are having any of the above given symptoms and you havent got vaccinated against pertussis.
