Nausea and vomiting guide

Nausea and vomiting treatment online in Virginia and West Virginia

This guide is for short-lived nausea or vomiting in otherwise-well adults and children 4 and older (with a parent or legal guardian), such as a stomach bug, motion, or migraine-associated nausea. It is not for inability to keep fluids down, severe belly pain, bleeding, chest pain, or a severe headache.

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Start a $59 online review for Nausea and vomiting.

Short-lived nausea or vomiting in otherwise-well adults and children 4 and older (with a parent or legal guardian), 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.

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Quick facts

You must be physically located in Virginia or 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 times apply 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 & children 4+ (with a parent or legal guardian)
An otherwise-well adult, or an otherwise-well child 4+ with a parent or legal guardian, with short-lived symptoms
Able to keep some fluids down
No severe belly pain, bleeding, or warning signs

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

Standard

$59

Within 6 hours

Priority

$99

Within 3 hours

Rush

$149

Within 1 hour

Start the request on the website, answer a few questions to check that this visit fits you, and choose how fast you want an answer (the response window). If your concern still fits this service, a physician reviews it and sends you a secure update after you 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.

Your physician

Every visit is personally reviewed by Ankur Fadia, MD. He is board-certified, has extra training in heart care (a cardiology fellowship), and is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, a medical honor society. He is licensed in Virginia and West Virginia, and your care is never handed off to someone else.

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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 get better within 1 to 3 days with rest and fluids. If it lasts longer or gets worse, get seen in person.

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