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Nausea and vomiting guide

Nausea and vomiting treatment online in Virginia and West Virginia

This guide is for short-lived nausea or vomiting in an otherwise-well adult - such as a stomach bug, motion, or migraine-associated nausea - not for inability to keep fluids down, severe belly pain, bleeding, chest pain, or a severe headache.

Start online

Start a $59 online review for Nausea and vomiting.

Short-lived nausea or vomiting in an otherwise-well adult - from a stomach bug, motion, or a migraine - is often a good fit for online care with an anti-nausea medication and rehydration guidance. It is NOT a fit when you cannot keep any fluids down or are dehydrated, or when there is blood in the vomit or stool, severe or one-sided belly pain, chest pain, a severe headache with a stiff neck or confusion, or a possible pregnancy needing evaluation - those need in-person care.

If treatment is appropriate, your physician can send a non-controlled prescription to your pharmacy and provide portal instructions for the next step.

Quick facts

  • You must be physically in Virginia and West Virginia at the time of request
  • Starts at $59
  • No insurance needed
  • No app download
  • Physician review around the clock
  • Non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy when appropriate
  • A work or school note can be included when medically appropriate
  • Response windows: 24/7, every day

Common symptoms

  • Queasiness or vomiting from a likely stomach bug, motion, or migraine
  • Still able to keep at least some fluids down
  • May have mild diarrhea or a low-grade fever
  • Symptoms of short duration

May fit online care

  • Adults 18 and older
  • An otherwise-well adult with short-lived symptoms
  • Able to keep some fluids down
  • No severe belly pain, bleeding, or red-flag symptoms

Look for another care setting

  • Unable to keep any fluids down or signs of dehydration
  • Blood in the vomit or black, tarry, or bloody stools
  • Severe or one-sided belly pain, chest pain, or shortness of breath
  • Severe headache, stiff neck, confusion, or a recent head injury
  • Possible pregnancy with severe or persistent vomiting

What to have ready

  • How long it has been going on and how often you are vomiting
  • Whether you can keep fluids down
  • Any belly pain, other symptoms, medication allergies, and current medications

What happens next

Start the request on the website, answer the fit questions, and choose the response window you want. If the concern still fits this service, a physician reviews it and sends a secure update after sign-in. When appropriate, non-controlled prescriptions can be sent to your pharmacy, and a basic work or school note can be included at physician discretion.

What can be prescribed for nausea online?

When appropriate, a short course of an anti-nausea medication (ondansetron) can be prescribed along with guidance on small, frequent fluids and a bland diet.

When is nausea or vomiting an emergency?

If you cannot keep any fluids down, have blood in the vomit or stool, severe or one-sided belly pain, chest pain, or a severe headache with stiff neck or confusion, seek in-person or emergency care.

How long should a stomach bug last?

Most improve within 1-3 days with rest and rehydration; if it lasts longer or worsens, be seen in person.