[Nausea is a common symptom in palliative care. Choice of treatment is based on the cause]

Nausea is a common and distressing condition often regarded solely as a symptom. In many cases, however, there is a clear cause, and causal treatment is to be preferred if it is at all possible. In terminal cases, where causal treatment is not always possible, symptomatic pharmaceutical treatment combined with good care and appropriate diet is preferable.