Chronic Nausea

[sally]

Thank you for this service.  After reading your archives I see I am not the only one with a nausea problem. I am a 40 year old women. 7 years ago I had a stomach virus.  Prior to that I hadn't vomited in 20 years!  Since then I have become extremely nauseous 2 -3 times a week after eating.  I have seen several MDs, homeopaths, tried acupuncture, chiropractor, and numerous others things.  I've had an upper GI, Gall Bladder Test, Stomach cat scan, blood tests,etc.  I had an allergy test that showed sensitivity to several foods and I have eliminated them for several months, still no change.  I went 6 months without wheat!!("I'm Italian and that means no pasta!)  My symptoms are:  after eating within 5 minutes or 2 hours I get very nauseous.  THere is no pattern.  I can eat the food once and be fine, eat the same food another time and be sick.THe only pattern is that my worst attacks are after eating out at a restaurant.  I do not vomit- though I feel like it.  THe attack can last several days, nauseous, shaky, weak. I swear I'll never eat again.  Then I start to feel better, start to eat again.  THen I get another attack.  The bad attacks don't happen that often, but the nausea happens 2-3 times a week, bad enough that I have to lie down.  I'm afraid to eat, afraid to travel...it's starting to affect my life..I've lost alot of weight.
After 6 years of this..I went to see another MD.  He gave me Propulsid to take and I just started with it. I don't understand, if my stomach is not emptying correctly, why is it ok sometimes and then others I get very sick?  His diagnosis was
cyclic nausea.  What does that mean??  He did not mention gastroparesis, but after reading your archives , it sounds like a possibility.  Is this something that can be healed or do I have to keep taking medication forever?  Will the medication make my stomach dependent on it to empty?  I hate to take medication and would rather find a natural way to heal myself, but so far, 7 years of trying has not helped.  ANy advice?

[Krysta Furioso [email protected]]

I am  24 year old female and have had chronic nausea for just about as long as I can remember.  In the past year it has gotten so bad that I am almost never able to eat at a restaurant (in loud settings, the nausea and inability to swallow are terrible... could this be a psychological thing?)  My jaw and throat are often tight and I resort to taking anti-nauseants to lead a normal life.  I also have chronic idiopathic stomach problems.  I have had many tests, since a very young age, and everything has been ruled out.  

HELP!!!

[steve]

I don't know if this site is still operative, as it's been a while since the last post. But I figured I'd give it a shot, as I've got a problem that doesn't seem to fall into any of the categories above. I just turned 50, and my only symptom, for about a year now, is nausea of varying degrees--no burning, no pain. As with many of the previous posters, my nausea never quite seems to build to vomiting (though it sometimes is severe enough to force me to stop what I'm doing), but unlike in other cases, it tends to be relieved, if you can believe this, by eating beef. Poultry sometimes will do the trick as well, but beef always gives me at least a few hours of normalcy. Certain foods, on an empty stomach, make it worse: chocolate and most sweets, cheese and--oddly--tuna fish are just a few of the offending items. I have a family history of diabetes (mother), but I've been checked for that and the results are normal. In fact, all of my blood work is negative. The problem is worst when I am sitting, a little better when I stand, and best when I lie down. Any thoughts?

[steve]

I don't know if this site is still operative, as it's been a while since the last post. But I figured I'd give it a shot, as I've got a problem that doesn't seem to fall into any of the categories above. I just turned 50, and my only symptom, for about a year now, is nausea of varying degrees--no burning, no pain. As with many of the previous posters, my nausea never quite seems to build to vomiting (though it sometimes is severe enough to force me to stop what I'm doing), but unlike in other cases, it tends to be relieved, if you can believe this, by eating beef. Poultry sometimes will do the trick as well, but beef always gives me at least a few hours of normalcy. Certain foods, on an empty stomach, make it worse: chocolate and most sweets, cheese and--oddly--tuna fish are just a few of the offending items. I have a family history of diabetes (mother), but I've been checked for that and the results are normal. In fact, all of my blood work is negative. The problem is worst when I am sitting, a little better when I stand, and best when I lie down. Any thoughts?

[Doug]

Sally -- it really sounds like you have emetophobia.  Check
out the emetophobia FAQ at http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/dwellers/790/emetophobia.html

Maybe you'll agree.

[elvia]

My son is 5yrs old. He started getting nausea spells when he was 21/2 that would make him gag and sweat. When he turned 3 he started vomiting with his nausea spells, usually in the middle of the night. We have taken him to get checked several times but everything always checks out healthy. He is tall for his age and weighs 80lbs,solidly built but a little chubby in the stomach. He has a healthy appetite and has no food allergies, as soon as he vomits he is back to normal except at night when the vomit expells through his nose a little bit which makes the ordeal a traumatic affair for my son and me as well.  Has anyone out there ever experienced a case like this, and is there any danger of his stomach acid permanently damaging his nasal passages. Any information to help end this problem would be greatly appreciated.

[stephanie]

I'm going through this same problem for two years, 24hrs/7days seem like.  I know there is no cure, I'm on my way to another doctor tomorrow, hoping that they can find something to help me.  I know one thing we all have to do is stretch out on God and know that God is our HEALER.  May God bless each of you.