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Q: Frequent vomiting and nausea around food
asked by: DoctorQuestion on April 21st, 2007
Son has been vomiting weekly since August. Started initially after new job at fast food place, when he was consuming high volumes of fast food. He quit job, cut back on fast food, but vomiting continues.

Most frequently I observe him eating dinner, and you can see him get a nauseous look on face, face changes color, and he gets up to vomit. Vomiting usually occurs immediately when eating, or shortly thereafter. Very rare is it a long time after he eats. Have seen him get sick from anything from pizza to baked chicken to a smoothie. Vomiting is more frequent with higher fat foods, but not exclusive.

He continues to have pain on left side, and frequent vomiting.

What else could this be? What tests should be done?


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on May 3rd, 2007
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Given your son’s symptoms of vomiting immediately after eating all the medical investigations seem to be OK (upper GI endoscope, diffuse scalloping of duodenum biopsy showed mild pathology, possibly early Celiac Disease; Swallow test within normal range, Ultrasound gallbladder/liver only few floating cholesterol crystals, X-Ray of colon area showed no masses or strictures, excess fecal matter, STD testing) ...he could be experiencing bulimia. Bulimia is an eating disorder due to psycho-emotional disorder. During bulimia, a person experiences an excessive eating followed by vomiting. Body weight can be normal or decreased. Frequent vomiting can create acid reflux, chronic inflammation of the esophagus, inflammation of the mouth mucosa and gums (stomatitis and gingivitis) and tooth decay. The only medical test that remains is a colonoscopy. If the colonoscopy is ok, you can ask for expert help from a mental health doctor in the treatment of the condition.










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