What diagnosis was suspected due to intermittent nausea and vomiting?

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What diagnosis was suspected due to intermittent nausea and vomiting?

Intermittent, recurrent vomiting in the setting of long intervals of feeling well points to cyclic vomiting syndrome. This pattern features abrupt, intense episodes of nausea and vomiting that last hours to days, with complete or near-complete health between episodes. Diabetic gastroparesis tends to be a more chronic, meal-related symptom in people with diabetes, not clean cycles of illness and wellness. GERD usually presents with heartburn and regurgitation rather than discrete vomiting episodes, while peptic ulcer disease centers on epigastric pain often with vomiting but without repeating, well-separated episodes.

Intermittent, recurrent vomiting in the setting of long intervals of feeling well points to cyclic vomiting syndrome. This pattern features abrupt, intense episodes of nausea and vomiting that last hours to days, with complete or near-complete health between episodes. Diabetic gastroparesis tends to be a more chronic, meal-related symptom in people with diabetes, not clean cycles of illness and wellness. GERD usually presents with heartburn and regurgitation rather than discrete vomiting episodes, while peptic ulcer disease centers on epigastric pain often with vomiting but without repeating, well-separated episodes.

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