What should I do if I have abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting?

      In daily life, many people suddenly experience abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. However, due to limited awareness of such conditions, they often do not know how to respond appropriately when symptoms arise. In fact, these symptoms are commonly caused by gastrointestinal disorders, which require timely treatment to prevent disease progression. So, what should one do when experiencing abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting?

What to Do for Abdominal Pain, Nausea, and Vomiting

Abdominal pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting can be managed symptomatically under a physician’s guidance using antiemetics, antispasmodics, and analgesics. Commonly used spasmolytic and analgesic agents include phloroglucinol injection or anisodamine injection. Prior to administering antispasmodic or analgesic medications, it is essential to screen for contraindications such as glaucoma or benign prostatic hyperplasia. Commonly prescribed antiemetics include ondansetron injection or metoclopramide injection. In addition to active symptomatic treatment targeting nausea and pain, relevant diagnostic tests should be promptly performed to identify the underlying cause. Once a definitive diagnosis is established, targeted therapy should be initiated.

Abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting may result from acute gastric mucosal lesions due to improper diet, or from acute gastritis, gastrointestinal obstruction, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, and other conditions. Diagnostic evaluations—including abdominal ultrasound, upper abdominal CT, serum amylase, serum lipase, and plain abdominal radiography—should be conducted and interpreted comprehensively. In many cases, these symptoms stem from acute gastroenteritis triggered by dietary indiscretion. For women in their menstrual period, dysmenorrhea should also be considered; abdominal heat application and gentle massage, along with maintaining warmth and consuming a light diet, are recommended.

Patients are also advised to pay attention to daily self-care: eat meals regularly and avoid overeating or binge eating. We hope this information proves helpful.