Starving to vomit may be caused by physiological factors such as hypoglycemia due to excessive hunger, or pathological factors such as peptic ulcer and gastrointestinal dysfunction.
1. Physiological factors: when the body is in a state of excessive hunger, the glucose content in the blood will be reduced, and hypoglycemia may occur, with palpitations, sweating, fatigue, dizziness, nausea and vomiting.
2. Peptic ulcer: patients are usually accompanied by increased secretion of gastric acid, when in a state of starvation, there is no food in the stomach to be digested, gastric acid may irritate the gastric mucosa, abdominal pain, acid reflux, heartburn, nausea and vomiting and other symptoms.
3. Gastrointestinal dysfunction: the patient’s normal digestion, absorption and peristaltic function is impaired, the patient is mainly manifested as dyspeptic symptoms, such as abdominal distension and pain, diarrhea, constipation, etc., may also appear to be hungry to vomit.
There are many other causes of hunger to vomit, if the patient long-term or repeated existence of hunger to vomit, it is recommended to seek medical attention, identify the cause of the disease, targeted treatment, so as not to delay the condition.