Stomach pain and nausea are very unpleasant conditions that happen to most of us from time to time. Digestive issues are often the cause of achy stomach cramps, pain, and feeling like you want to throw up. But other issues such as kidney stones, appendicitis, or even stress and anxiety, can all result in nausea and cramp-like dull stomach aches or sharp, burning abdominal pain.
Finding out the exact cause of stomach pain and nausea can be a challenge. Various gastrointestinal conditions can cause headaches, excess gas, belching, constipation, or diarrhea with stomach pain.
Conditions connected to a woman’s menstrual cycle can also result in sharp, stabbing pain in the stomach and nausea at certain times of the month.
There are many home remedies that help to treat the symptoms of stomach pain and nausea. For example, ginger and chamomile tea have soothing properties that help to reduce intestinal pain and relieve nausea. Placing a warm compress on your abdominal area can really help to calm cramping stomach pain and relieve nausea.
In this article, I will look at what scientific research has revealed as to the reasons for stomach pain and nausea.
Nausea vs. Vomiting
Although closely related, there is a difference between nausea and vomiting.
Doctors from PubMed Health say that nausea is a feeling of sickness or discomfort in the stomach that may come with an urge to vomit. The feeling of nausea often precedes vomiting and usually goes away after a person has vomited.1
Vomiting is the action of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth.2
Having feelings of nausea and retching where nothing comes out is sometimes called dry heaving.
Symptoms Related to Stomach Pain and Nausea
It is very common that stomach cramps and nausea are associated with other symptoms. Knowing the symptoms related to abdominal cramping and feeling like throwing up can help to identify the underlying cause.
Stomach pain and nausea can be associated with these symptoms:
Diarrhea with nausea and cramping stomach pain that are relieved by passing watery stool
Fever, chills, nausea, and stomach pain in cases of a gastrointestinal infection
Build up of gas in your stomach that causes gas pain and bloating
Stomach aches that develop after eating
Cramping lower abdominal pain
Burning stomach pain along with a feeling of something stuck in your throat
Belching that eases stomach pain and feelings of vomiting
Left or right abdominal pain that spreads to the back
Sharp upper right abdominal pain that comes on suddenly if you have gallbladder problems
Common Causes of Stomach Pain and Nausea
Let’s look in more detail as to what it can mean if you have stomach pain along with nausea.
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