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Table 3 Frequencies of gastrointestinal and non-GI somatic symptoms in patients with and without nausea

From: A cross-sectional study of nausea in functional abdominal pain: relation to mucosal mast cells and psychological functioning

Symptom

Nausea positive (N = 195)

Nausea negative (N = 55)

p value

Pain with eating

73.2

73.1

NS

Early satiety

73.1

57.6

.03

Postprandial bloating

56.6

30.8

.001

Vomiting

32.8

0

<.001

Heartburn

42.9

17.3

.001

Change in stool frequency

23.2

5.8

.003

Change in stool form

30.3

15.4

.03

Pain relief with stool

40.4

48.1

NS

Headache

74.3

52.0

.003

Fatigue

56.3

34.0

.006

Dizziness

60.0

21.7

<.001