Guide

Persistent vomiting after surgery is not normal; if you cannot keep food or fluids down, contact your surgical team or seek urgent medical care.

Long-lasting vomiting for days can signal dehydration or serious illness, so contact urgent care or emergency services straight away.

When you feel you can’t keep food in during diarrhea, start with fluids, bland meals, and urgent medical care if warning signs appear.

A stomach bug that stops you keeping food down calls for careful fluids, gentle foods, and fast medical help if warning signs appear.

When people say they can’t keep food down, they usually mean repeated vomiting that stops meals from staying in the stomach and being absorbed.

If you can’t keep food down with flu, use small sips of clear fluids, rest, and seek urgent care fast if breathing, pain, or confusion worsen.

Ongoing trouble keeping food in your stomach often points to vomiting or poor digestion and needs prompt medical attention.

If you can’t keep food down with covid, protect hydration first, use bland foods later, and seek urgent help for severe or worrying symptoms.

Persistent stomach pain with vomiting that will not stay down can point to dehydration or illness and needs calm, prompt action.

Persistent diarrhea with repeated vomiting that empties food usually needs fast hydration and prompt medical review.