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Projectile vomiting
Projectile vomiting is a symptom in which a person vomits with enough force to spew out stomach material a distance of more than 1-2 feet. Babies with projectile vomiting may have blockage of the stomach outlet, a condition called pyloric stenosis.
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A 43-year old asked:
Is there a difference between vomiting and projectile vomiting?
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A 36-year old asked:
My 7 month old son is projectile vomiting uncontrollaby and he has a slight temp. It's been going in most if the day. He if in good spirits but has?
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A female asked:
My 6 month old had projectile vomiting today. I recently introduced baby yogurt - 2 days ago and again last night. Could this be a bug or intolerance?
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A 81-year old female asked:
Can gallbladder attack cause projectile vomiting?
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Best thing i've come up with from projectile vomiting is pyloric stenosis. Is that the only cause?
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A 40-year old asked:
My 9yr girl complaining of stomach pain alot.. Projectile vomited today.. ?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can projectile vomiting damage your intestines and GI tract?
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Can flu shots lead to projectile vomiting?
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Why does increased intracranial pressure cause projectile vomiting?
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Is projectile vomiting associated with increased intracranial pressure?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is a likely cause of a 2 week old with projectile vomiting and no fever?
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A 26-year old female asked:
6 month old is vomiting when i try to feed her clear like with flem. Projectile vomit No fever not cranky but wont eat just vomits whats my next step?
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A 39-year old asked:
What are projectile vomiting, nausea, headaches, blurry vision symptoms of?
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A 65-year old asked:
17 month grandson projectile vomits daily. Has slow emptying of stomach into intestines on ultrasound. What are causes and will he outgrow this?
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A 27-year old female asked:
4mo old preemie (28wkr) projectile vomits 1-3x a day, arches back & often screams after meals. rice cereal reduces this to 1x a day. what else helps?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Ileus, black projectile vomiting,bloated,unable to breathe after last gen.anesthetic in 50yr old male for Spine surgery. Why & how to avoid next time.
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A 65-year old asked:
1 1/2 yr old Grandson projectile vomits daily since 2 3 mos. old. Slow stomach emptying & lack of motility per EGG. On domperidone no help. Help!?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Male 50yrs bowel stopped working,stomach bloated,projectile vomiting black bile &unable to breathe after general anesthetic. Why ?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Projectile vomiting in the morning, abdominal cramping, back pain, white substance in stool, light headedness,bbloating?
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A 26-year old asked:
How far does vomit have to go to be projectile?
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A 34-year old female asked:
My 12 day old baby just projectile vommitted. It definitely wasn't spit up, it was vomit. What could be the cause of this?
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A 28-year old asked:
Why does my baby projectile poop?
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A 22-year old male asked:
How do some people eject a thin projectile stream of saliva from under their tongue? And what is this called? Can everyone do it?
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A 23-year old female asked:
19mth old who is projectile vomiting tries drinking just to loose it 10 min later,tries eating but comes up to,and watery diarrhea do i take him in?
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A 35-year old asked:
What could cause projectile vomiting and diarrhea in a 3-month-old?
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For the past two weeks I have been having abdominal pain with projectile vomitting, white vaginal discharge, and starting tonight rapid heartbeat?
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A 33-year old female asked:
My child age almost three years yesterday' he has diarrhea, tonight and after drinking a glass of milk he vomit Projectile ?
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A 33-year old female asked:
My child almost three years yesterday'he has diarrhea tonight and after drinking a glass of milk he Vomiting Projectile and he Complain stomach cramp?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Quick ways to stop vomiting?
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Caugh induced vomiting today.
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