What are the causes of frequent nausea&vomiting in a teenager?

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Teens go through physiological and psychological changes that create specific issues and needs. If your teen is nauseated or vomiting frequently, there may be a physical, emotional or psychological reason for the symptoms.

Urinary Tract Infections

While your teen may not tell you she's having trouble or pain while urinating, if she's nauseous or vomiting frequently, she may have a urinary tract infection, which WebMD explains is caused by germs or bacteria.

Migraine Headaches

Emedicinehealth.com notes that migraines are the most common type of sudden headache children experience. Not everyone experiences the classic pain of a migraine; your teen may get changes in his vision, and have nausea and vomiting.

Drug Abuse

Nausea and vomiting can be signs that your teen is abusing drugs. TheAntiDrug.com lists side effects of abusing painkillers as drowsiness, lack of concentration, apathy, fatigue, constricted pupils, flushed face and neck, constipation, nausea, and vomiting.

Domestic Violence

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network notes that in the United States, 40 percent of adolescents have witnessed violence and 17 percent have been physically assaulted. Teens involved in a traumatic event may experience intense physical and emotional symptoms, including nausea.

Pregnancy

If you are the parent of a teenage girl who is suddenly nauseous and vomiting, she might be pregnant, according to PlannedParenthood.org, which explains that nausea is an initial pregnancy symptom.

Source:

WebMD: Urinary Tract Infections in Teens and Adults

emedicinehealth: Migraine Headache in Children

Parents. The Anti-Drug: Painkillers

More Information:

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Helping Your Teen Cope with Traumatic Stress

Planned Parenthood: Stages of Pregnancy

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