Teenage girl gets such severe bouts of vomiting during her periods that she gets HOSPITALISED – and her mum thinks the HPV vaccine is the cause
At her lowest, Holly, who was sporty and active before the vaccination, was vomiting up to ten times a day
A MUM says her teenage daughter vomits so severely every time she has her period that she has to be hospitalised - and doctors have no idea why.
Vicky Oakley, 44, of Bedlington in Northumberland, said it was heartbreaking to watch her 15-year-old daughter Holly battle nausea and exhaustion so chronic that it leaves her unable to lift her head from her pillow.
The 44-year-old believes the trigger was a HPV vaccine given to her daughter when she was at school.
"Holly was unstoppable, full of energy and very high achieving – then she had the vaccine. Now, it's like we've lost our daughter for the meantime," she said.
"Whenever I say I believe it was down to the jab, I'm seen as an anti-vaccine extremist, but I'm not. My kids have had all their vaccines.
"I'm not saying no child should have the HPV vaccine, but I want people to equip themselves with all the facts.
"All I can go on is my side of the story, and I'm convinced Holly's health problems are a reaction to the jab."
Before her dramatic decline, Holly was a fit and healthy young girl, playing netball, rugby, rounders and football.
She was a high-achieving student who dreamt of becoming a doctor.
But everything came to a grinding halt in May 2014, when she received the last of a course of three Gardasil vaccinations to protect her from HPV.
Her mum claims within a month, Holly began to vomit for no reason.
She said: "We put it down to a one off, but as the months rolled on the vomiting got worse and worse."
Vicky noticed her daughter's health was particularly bad around the time of her period, leading her to believe the problem was hormone related.
After reporting this to the doctor, Holly was put on the contraceptive pill and anti-nausea drugs - but nothing worked.
What is Cyclical vomiting syndrome?
Cyclical vomiting syndrome (CVS) is a rare vomiting disorder most commonly seen in children, although it can affect adults too.
Someone with CVS will frequently feel very sick and will vomit for hours, or even days, at a time.
They will then recover from the episode and feel perfectly well, before experiencing another episode perhaps a month or so later.
These vomiting attacks are not explained by an infection or other illness.
CVS can affect a person for months, years or even decades.
Symptoms can be so severe that some sufferers may need to stay in bed and be treated in hospital during an episode.
Source: NHS