I have been experiencing SEVERE vomiting for about a week now, NO diarrhea..PLEASE KEEP READING!?

I am currently 23. This first started when I was 20. I came home one night from drinkin' with friends, and started vomiting and couldnt stop for a week, ended up in the hospital 3 times for dehydration. So, I figured, Since I COULDNT take that kind of pain, I would stop drinking. I did.
About a year later the same thing happened, I woke up one morning, and just couldnt stop vomiting, for a week, couldnt hold ANYTHING down, not water, not anything. I did not have ANY alcohol this time. I ended up in the hospital again. This happened about 5 times now. (I'm currently in the 4th day this time), WHY THE HELL IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME??
I've been to my doctors who has checked for ulcers and whatnot. He did find a small cyst in my stomach but said it shouldn't be a problem unless it starts to bleed (in which case I'd know because I would be vomiting blood, which im not).. So please, for the love of God can someone HELP me?
Other then this vomiting business, I am totally healthy. THANKS!

you might have ruptured your appendix. but if the doctors havent found anything then probs not.

I am really sorry about this because I ABSOULUTLY HATE TO PUKE i would love to help you but I have no idea whats going on with your body. Maybe u have gerd or something.So sorry I coulnt help.

To me it sounds like you're having a violent allergic reaction to something you are injesting. At first I would think alcohol, but you said you haven't consumed it when you've had other episodes. Is there a common food that you ate on those days before you have these violent attacks? That would be my guess.

Is your care being managed by a gastroenterologist? It needs to be if it is not. I believe there is something wrong with the vomiting center in your brain - once you start, there is not a shut-off valve that allows you to stop (so to speak). This is going to take some major fine tuning in order to stop this cycle. It may also take the help of a neurologist. Hopefully, you had an endoscopy that checked for ulcers so you know there is not a physical problem in your stomach. There is no one here that can help you but there are medications (phenergan, compazine, zofran) that you might be able to take at the onset that might stop this cycle - have you been given a prescription for any of these? If you vomit them back up, they also come in rectal suppository form that is absorbed rapidly and might be able to stop this cycle. I would keep pursuing medical management because there is nothing else you can do that will stop this from occurring.

First thing, change doctors. There's one that knows the answer, you just havn't found him yet. You may have to wade thru a lot of pill merchants before you find a doctor, but It's the only way I know. Good luck.

I have to agree with Rach. My sister had the same symptoms when she had appendicitis. Though she never drank. I'm not sure how long she vomited, but it kept her out of school.

Does it last for a week everytime it happens? I would seek a second opionion from a grastrointologist. Because they would be more knowledgeable about what ever is happening to you. GoodLuck


ps make sure he checks out that cyst to