Satiety - early: when to get help

1. 1

   Is any of this happening now?

   Call 911

   Get emergency help for:

   • Vomit containing blood or material resembling coffee grounds
   • Black, sticky stools or heavy rectal bleeding
   • Sudden severe abdominal pain, fainting, or confusion
   • Chest pressure, breathing difficulty, or pain spreading to the arm or jaw
   Other emergency signs, for anyone

   • Someone who is struggling to breathe, gasping, choking, or cannot get words out
   • Someone who has chest pain, tightness or pressure lasting more than a few minutes
   • Someone who has sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the face or body, slurred speech, or sudden confusion
   • Someone who is unconscious, or cannot be woken
   • Someone who is bleeding heavily and it will not stop with firm pressure
   • Someone who has had a seizure that will not stop, or does not wake up afterwards
   • Someone who has lips or skin that look pale, blue, grey or blotchy
   • Someone who you believe has taken an overdose or swallowed something poisonous
   Yes, one of theseNo, none of these
2. 2

   Is any of this happening?

   Be seen today

   Book sooner if you are losing weight without trying, regularly vomiting, having trouble swallowing, or becoming unusually tired.

   Seek same-day medical advice if you have severe or increasing abdominal pain, repeated vomiting, a swollen abdomen, or cannot keep fluids down.

   These symptoms can lead to dehydration or suggest that food is not passing normally.

   They may need assessment sooner if eating and drinking are difficult.

   Yes, one of theseNo, none of these
3. 3

   Does any of this apply?

   Book an appointment

   Arrange a routine appointment if early satiety lasts longer than about two weeks, keeps returning, or interferes with eating.

   Yes, one of theseNo, none of these

Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Satiety - early. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.