The Effect of Acotiamide on Nausea as a Symptom of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting Syndrome after Coronavirus Disease 2019

Intern Med. 2023 Mar 1;62(5):739-743. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1085-22. Epub 2022 Dec 21.

Abstract

Chronic nausea and vomiting syndrome (CNVS), one of a functional gastroduodenal disorder, was identified in an 8-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy who had complained of nausea for more than 4 months following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to normality of their head computed tomography and upper gastrointestinal tract images. The patients' symptoms responded quickly to acotiamide, a medication that is effective for treating functional dyspepsia (FD). Despite being a distinct illness from FD, CNVS is also a functional gastrointestinal disorder, and acotiamide may be just as effective for CNVS following COVID-19 as for FD.

Keywords: acotiamide; chronic nausea and vomiting syndrome; coronavirus disease 2019.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • COVID-19*
  • Child
  • Dyspepsia*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nausea
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vomiting

Substances

  • Z 338