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Nausea and vomiting are ailments had by many individuals. Nausea is the unpleasant, painless sensation that one may potentially vomit.

Nausea in pregnant women is a common thing. The significant causes of nausea include iatrogenic causes, toxicity, infectious causes, gastrointestinal disorders, and central nervous system or psychiatric conditions.

Pregnancy is the most common endocrinologic cause of nausea and vomiting and must be considered in any woman of childbearing age. The correct and recognizable symptoms are mainly dehydration or electrolyte abnormalities. Nausea can be psychological or physical in origin. It can originate from the problems in the brain or organs of the upper gastrointestinal tract. This makes the diagnosis of the cause of prolonged nausea a hard task.

All stimuli that cause nausea work via the vomiting center in the brain which gives rise to the sensation of nausea and coordinates the physical act of vomiting.