Hork - Differential Diagnosis - Miscellanea

Miscellanea

• Self-induced
  • Eating disorders (anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa)
  • To eliminate an ingested poison (some poisons should not be vomited as they may be more toxic when inhaled or aspirated; it is better to ask for help before inducing vomiting)
  • Some people who engage in binge drinking induce vomiting to make room in their stomachs for more alcohol consumption.
  • People suffering from nausea may induce vomiting in hopes of feeling better.
• After surgery (postoperative nausea and vomiting)
• Disagreeable sights or disgust, smells or thoughts (such as decayed matter, others' vomit, thinking of vomiting), etc.
• Extreme pain, such as intense headache or myocardial infarction (heart attack)
• Violent emotions
• Cyclic vomiting syndrome (a poorly understood condition with attacks of vomiting)
• High doses of ionizing radiation sometimes trigger a vomit reflex.
• Violent fits of coughing, hiccups, or asthma
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Overexertion (doing too much strenuous exercise can lead to vomiting shortly afterwards).
• Rumination syndrome, an underdiagnosed and poorly understood disorder that causes sufferers to regurgitate food shortly after ingestion.