Get medical help if vomiting blood or material that looks like coffee grounds can be a sign of a serious medical problem.
Self-care guide
Mild nausea
A feeling of queasiness or an urge to vomit.
Step 1 · First-line care
What to do first
For mild, short-lived symptoms, start with simple self-care. Get medical help if symptoms are severe, getting worse, or you notice any warning signs listed below.
Step 2 · Safety
When to get medical help
Get medical help if severe abdominal pain, a severe headache with a stiff neck, suspected poisoning, or significant dehydration needs prompt medical evaluation rather than routine nausea self-care.
Get medical help if if you cannot keep fluids down, are urinating much less than usual, or have repeated vomiting, contact a clinician rather than relying on routine self-care.
Get medical help if if nausea lasts more than 48 hours, contact a clinician even if you do not have other emergency symptoms.
Step 3 · Optional ingredient support
For relief now
These options have been reviewed for evidence and key safety concerns.
Ginger
Self-care context for mild, short-lived nausea in otherwise healthy adults.
How it is used: Ginger can be prepared as an infusion or incorporated into everyday foods. The recipes below are practical ways to use ginger and are not therapeutic doses.
What does this evidence mean?
Evidence is limited. Ginger has been studied for nausea, but the evidence currently reviewed here isn't strong enough to say that it reliably helps with mild nausea in general.
Evidence may apply to one specific form of an ingredient — a capsule, extract, cream, or tea — and to a particular amount. Recipes and everyday foods may not match the form or amount that was studied.
For ongoing support
These options are better suited to regular or longer-term use than to quick symptom relief.
No reviewed options in this category yet.