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 Cyclic
Vomiting
Syndrome:
What is it?
Do you know someone who has unexplained, severe episodes of vomiting?
Is the person well between episodes?
The cause may very well be Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome.
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) is an unexplained functional digestive disorder striking both children and adults. CVS is characterized by recurrent, prolonged attacks of severe nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. The duration of vomiting episodes lasts from hours to days and is separated by periods of completely normal health. There is no apparent cause of the vomiting and results of laboratory, radiographic, and endoscopic tests are negative. If left untreated, episodes resolve spontaneously. Associated symptoms can include nausea, abdominal pain, headache, motion sickness, photophobia, and lethargy.
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