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==History and symptoms==
==History and symptoms==
===History===
===History===
* Onset, duration and frequency
* [[Onset]] ([[acute]] [[onset]] likely in [[drugs]], [[toxins]] and [[infections]]), duration and frequency
* Does it occur after you eat, or on an empty stomach?
* Long standing history (points to [[chronic]] illness)
* What other symptoms are present -- [[abdominal pain]], [[fever]], [[diarrhea]], or [[headache]]s?
* Timing of [[nausea]] and [[vomiting]] after eating (may indicate site of [[obstruction]] in [[gut]])
* Content of vomitus
* Associated [[symptoms]] ([[abdominal pain]], [[fever]], [[diarrhea]], or [[headache]])
* Presence of any [[blood]] or coffee grounds content in the vomitus?
* Content and color of [[vomitus]]
* When was the last time that the patient urinated?
* Presence of any [[blood]] or [[coffee ground]] content in the [[vomitus]]
* [[Projectile vomiting]] (indicating increased [[intracranial pressure]])
* History of weight loss
* History of recent travel
* History of medication intake
* Symptoms in [[close contacts]] or people eating at the same place as the patient
* History of [[pregnancy]]


Other questions include:
===Symptoms===
*History of weight loss  
*[[discomfort]] in [[chest]], [[abdomen]] or [[throat]]
* History of recent travel
*[[cold sweats]]
* History of medications intake
*[[headache]]
* Did other people who ate at the same place as you have the same symptoms?
*[[sleepiness]]
* History of pregnancy
*[[yawning]]
*loss of [[appetite]]
*increased [[salivation]]
*[[tiredness]]
*[[fever]]
*[[diarrhea]]
*[[indigestion]]
*inability to walk
*[[weight loss]]
*[[dizziness]]
*[[vertigo]]
*[[anxiety]], [[depression]] or [[eating problems]]


==References==
==References==

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