vomiting; (2) neuronal GI tract stimuli → vagus nerve → NTS; (3) nociceptive stimuli → sym- pathetic nervous system → brain stem nuclei and the hypothalamus · EFFERENT—NTS → paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus and the limbic and cortical regions → gastric electromechanical events ...
A 45-year-old woman presented with recurrent episodes of diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. Investigations, including routine blood tests, gastroscopy with duodenal biopsy, colonoscopy and abdominal computed tomography (CT) scanning, failed to find a cause of these symptoms. Routine blood...
Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation Postoperative nausea and vomiting General anesthesia Meta-analysis 1. Introduction Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) are the most common complaints after postoperative pain [1], with the incidence rising to 80% in high-risk groups [2]. In addition ...
I always felt I must be the only one with this dreadful debilitating problem. I had my first colonoscopy in 1992 and have had several since. It has almost ruined my life, and never being able to go very far, especially in the morning, is the worst. ...