Among patients with MS, vomiting is a symptom that can result for different reasons. For one, it could be a direct result of the multiple sclerosis. Vomiting could also be an indirect result of the disease or a coincidence.

MS Vomiting as a Symptom of the Disease or a Side Effect of the Medication

What are the circumstances that provoke vomiting in multiple sclerosis patients? In some patients with MS, vomiting results directly from lesions in the nervous tissue. These patients’ vomiting is spontaneous and positional. Thus, they may vomit when they lean forward, and have a tendency to experience vertigo and headaches. Further examination can reveal these patients to suffer from nystagmus, a condition which results in the involuntary movement on the eyes. It makes sense that patients with little control over the motion of their eyes can develop vertigo. The visual images being transmitted by their …