Expert answer:
For stop vomiting you need to make changes to the diet and take antiemetic drugs to combat nausea. If vomiting has an emotional cause, treatment may consist only of reassuring the person or taking the medication.
In case of continuous vomiting, one should:
- Limit any food or drink until vomiting ceases;
- Wait for 30 to 60 minutes;
- Start feeding with small amounts (sticks) of clear liquids, such as juices, teas, broths, jellies and ice chips.
Dietary measures to stop vomiting:
- Fraction the diet in small meals with smaller intervals;
- Dine in a quiet and airy environment;
- Maintenance of established meal times;
- Eat small amounts of carbohydrates;
- Give preference to foods that are your preference;
- Avoid lying down right after meals, keeping your head for up to one to two hours after eating food;
- Avoid food preparations in extreme temperatures, preferring preparations at room temperature or cold foods;
- Avoid being near the kitchen when preparing the meal, to prevent the smell of food during cooking accentuates nausea;
- Avoid fried foods, fatty foods, spicy, salty, acidic, sugary and with strong odor;
- Avoid sour foods such as lemon, pickles or hard candy as well as the provision of liquid during meals;
- Try to make meals with high protein content rather than those rich in carbohydrates and fat.
Because of the variety of causes of nausea and vomiting, the use of vomiting cessation drugs should be done in each specific situation, according to medical advice.
