What Causes Nausea After Eating?
Nausea Nausea after eating may be related to a defense against food poisoning, drug side effects, disease or exercise. It is a subjective unpleasant wave-like feeling, which may culminate in vomiting. There are several reasons that nausea my occur. For instance, food intake exposes people to possible viral and bacterial infection, allergies and food intolerance. Spoiled foods smell rancid or sour. Spoiled foods may also taste bitter, but smell and taste do not always detect spoiled or poor quality food. Nausea, emesis and diarrhea help rid the gastrointestinal tract of ingested toxins, and nausea plays a role in a conditioned response to avoid eating offensive substances. Vomiting empties a noxious chemical from the gut. Food Poisoning The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 76 million food related illness cases occur in the United States every year from foods contaminated with E. coli, salmonella, hepatitis A, Campylobacter, Shigella, Norovirus and Listeria
