Nausea and vomiting while visiting Sweden
Medically reviewed by Dr Toha Soodhun, specialist in family medicine · 15 November 2026
Nausea and vomiting are most often caused by a stomach bug or food poisoning, and usually improve within one to three days. The most important thing is to drink little and often to avoid dehydration. A video doctor can assess how you are and what you need. Depending on how severe it is, you may need to be seen in person — at one of our clinics or at your hotel or home.
Self-care
- Drink small sips often — a spoonful at a time if needed.
- Oral rehydration solution from the pharmacy replaces both fluid and salts.
- Eat small portions of plain food as soon as you feel better.
- Wash your hands carefully and avoid preparing food for others while you are ill.
What a video doctor can do
- Assess how dehydrated you are and whether something other than a stomach bug could be the cause
- Advise on medicines, including if you take medicines for diabetes, the heart or blood pressure
- Arrange an in-person assessment when needed
See a doctor in person if…
- You have been vomiting for more than a day without improvement
- Signs of dehydration: dry mouth, thirst, passing little and dark urine
- You feel very tired and weak, or you have diabetes, heart failure or another serious illness
Our clinics in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Malmö can usually see you the same day (3,200 SEK, or +700 SEK after a video consultation). If you cannot come in, we can visit you at your hotel or home in central Gothenburg, Stockholm or Malmö — see prices.
Seek emergency care or call 112 if…
- Vomit with blood or that looks like coffee grounds, or black or bloody stools
- Severe or sudden abdominal pain that does not ease
- Vomiting after a head injury, or with a stiff neck, severe headache or confusion
- Unable to keep any fluid down at all
Questions
Should I take antibiotics for food poisoning?
Usually not. Most stomach infections clear on their own, and antibiotics can even prolong them.
I am pregnant and feel sick — is this page for me?
See our page on nausea during pregnancy.
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