What is Nausea?
'''Nausea''' is a general feeling of unease and discomfort in the [[stomach]], often with the urge to [[vomit]]. The word ''nausea'' comes from the [[Latin language|Latin]] word for [[seasickness]].<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=nausea&searchmode=none |title=Online Etymology Dictionary |work=etymonline.com |accessdate=30 July 2010}}</ref> Nausea is a [[symptom]], rather than an illness or [[disease]]. The causes for it very often are not in the stomach itself, but somewhere else in the body. Nausea is often caused by a stomach virus. Nausea is usually harmless, in the short term. A good [[treatment]] for it can be not to take solid food (and to only drink non-alcoholic drinks, like water). Nausea can also occur during [[pregnancy]], and is quite normal in that context. People can suffer nausea without vomiting. == References == {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Symptoms]]