A mechanical system that imitates projectile vomiting. Researchers in North Carolina use the barfing machine to study how human noroviruses, leading causes of upchucking worldwide, spread through the ...

Whether it was the latest stomach bug or a bout of food poisoning, most of us are unfortunate enough to have had at least one epic vomiting episode. And if you’re like me, you’re probably queasy just ...

Vomiting — forcefully expelling what’s in your stomach through your mouth — is your body’s way of getting rid of something harmful in the stomach. It may also be a response to irritation in the gut.

One common cause of vomiting in adults is gastroenteritis, a gut infection caused by bacteria. It's often called "stomach flu," though it isn't a type of flu at all. Other common causes are: Drinking ...

Qin Rao, MD, is a board-certified physician based in New York City. He currently works as a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Manhattan Gastroenterology. Yellow vomit means you are throwing up ...