The first stage of life, in the words of Jaques from As You Like It, is "first the infant mewling and puking in the nurse's arms . . ." Many normal babies vomit, but if the baby is essentially normal the vomiting is either infrequent or is of small amounts at the end of a feed. In fact, these latter small vomits are called regurgitation or possettingterms not precisely defined but which carry o...

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a long-standing issue, not a new concept in anesthesiology. Despite many studies over the last several decades, PONV remains a significant problem due to its complex mechanism. This review presents a summary of the mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of PONV, focusing on preventive treatment, particularly the use of new drugs. In addition, we discus...

Obscure gastrointestinal bleeding constitutes approximately fi ve percent of all gastrointestinal bleeding cases. Patients with this condition are often diffi cult to diagnose and frequently undergo extensive GI testing. This is no news item to all gastrointestinal specialists. The following cases highlight several different presentation scenarios, the long road to correct diagnosis, and some i...

a bstra ct   background: nausea and vomiing are the common symptoms of early pregnancy. without treatment, vomiting can complicate the pregnancy, so it must be reduced. wide varieties of treatment have been used for nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. this study compared the effectiveness of vitamin b6 and dimenhydrinate for gestational nausea and vomiting.     materials and methods: one hundred ...