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What should you know about i am feeling sad?

Where Nausea is typically felt, shown on a simplified body outline
Illustration: Where Nausea is typically felt, shown on a simplified body outline

Short answer

Feeling sick can result from digestive irritation, infection, medicines, pregnancy, or other causes, so focus on hydration and warning signs.

This answers one question. It is not a diagnosis and does not replace an assessment by a licensed doctor.

At a glance

Main concern
Hydration and the symptoms accompanying nausea
Helpful detail
Record onset, triggers, medicines, and vomiting

What nausea can mean

Nausea is the uncomfortable feeling that you may vomit. It can occur with stomach or bowel infections, food-related illness, acid reflux, gastritis, gallstones, heat exhaustion, hepatitis A, or low blood glucose. Anxiety, motion, migraine, pregnancy, and some medicines can also trigger it. Nausea may happen alone or alongside abdominal discomfort, diarrhoea, fever, dizziness, or vomiting. The sensation itself does not identify one cause.

What you can do now

Take small, frequent sips of water or an oral rehydration drink. Choose bland foods such as toast, rice, bananas, or soup when you feel able, and avoid alcohol, greasy meals, and strong smells. Rest somewhere cool and sit upright if reflux seems to worsen the nausea. Review recently started medicines with a pharmacist or clinician rather than stopping prescribed treatment yourself. If vomiting prevents fluids from staying down, seek medical advice.

When to seek care

Get urgent help for severe or worsening abdominal pain, confusion, fainting, chest pain, trouble breathing, blood in vomit, or signs of serious dehydration such as very little urine and marked weakness. Arrange prompt medical assessment when nausea persists, repeatedly returns, follows a head injury, occurs during pregnancy with inability to drink, or affects a person with diabetes. A clinician can examine you and decide whether tests or treatment are needed.

Questions for your doctor

Ask what cause best fits your other symptoms, whether a medicine or illness could be triggering the nausea, how to replace fluids, and which changes should prompt urgent review. Tell them when it began, what you have eaten, your medicines, and whether you have pain, fever, diarrhoea, or vomiting.

Find care

General Clinics & Polyclinics in Abu Dhabi

That answer is general. If you want it applied to your own case, these are licensed general clinics & polyclinics listed in Abu Dhabi.

City

Ordered by verification status and how complete each clinic's public record is, then alphabetically. This is a directory listing, not a ranking — Zavis does not rate or recommend providers.

A factual listing drawn from the DHA, DOH and MOHAP licence registers. It is not a referral, an endorsement, or advice that any of these providers is right for you.

Questions people ask

Should I force myself to eat?

No. Take fluids first, then try small portions when your stomach settles.

Can nausea be caused by infection?

Yes. Digestive and other infections can cause nausea, often with additional symptoms such as fever or diarrhoea.

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Medical disclaimer. This page is general health information, not medical advice, and it cannot diagnose you. Always consult a licensed healthcare provider about your own symptoms and treatment. In an emergency in the UAE, call 998 for an ambulance.