Call 999 or go to A&E immediately if you experience:
- Severe vomiting (3 times or more in one day) and/or:
- Your vomit looks like coffee granules
- Your vomit contains blood
- You have a fever alongside your vomiting
- Severe stomach pain. Severe means:
- It’s so intense (around 8 or more out of 10) that you can’t focus on anything else
- It makes it nearly impossible to handle normal daily tasks (like walking, getting dressed, or eating)
- It doesn’t improve with over-the-counter pain relief or rest
- It radiates to your back or underneath your right ribcage or your right shoulder
- You also have severe vomiting (3 or more times a day)
- Severe pain underneath your right ribcage that may spread to your shoulder or back, especially if you also have:
- Vomiting
- A high temperature
- A rapid heartbeat
- Dizziness and your face, arms or legs feel numb or weaker than usual
- Difficulty breathing, or swelling of the lips, tongue, or throat
- Signs of very low blood sugar in someone who is unresponsive or not behaving normally, including:
- Dizziness
- Irritability
- Confusion
- Rapid heartbeat
- Sweating