cause of recurring nausea?

[scarrlet86]

I thought it might be worth posting on here just to see if anyone could
give me any answers. For about a month now I've been having this
mysterious, recurring nausea. This is not something I had ever felt
before, including as a result of emetopobia, which I do have. It
affects both my stomach and my head, a real sick feeling. Sometimes it
feels similar to a hypoglycemic attack (I have reactive hypoglycemia,
my body produces too much insulin in response to sugar), but when I
eat, it has no effect. None of the remedies I use for panic attacks, my
acid reflux, or indegestion, even those for nausea and motion sickness,
help at all. however, I have observed that this nausea is accompanied
by the need to burb and the need to have a bowel movement, and after I
do one or both of these things, I usually feel at least somewhat
better. I have never actually thrown up, though often the nausea is
pretty intense. It also seems to come on when I am busy with something,
in otherwords, distracted and not sitting with a somewhat idle mind
when I am more prone to panic attacks. I'm wondering if anyone has any
thoughts on whether this could be caused by a medical condition of some
kind, or whether this sounds similar to panic attacks other people
have, and could possibly be a new manifestation of panic attack in my
body. I need to know whether this is a real physical problem for which
I should seek treatment, or if it's all in my head, so I can take the
right approach when dealing with it. In case it is of consequence, I am
a 19 year old female college student, I have acid reflux, IBS and
hypoglycemia, and I should also add I am 100% for sure positive that I
am not pregnant. Is there anyone out there who has some ideas or
suggestions?

[cutiep]

Hello, I have had those same symptoms since I can remember. I can feel totally sick w/ nausea and let a huge burp out and feel a hundred times better. Same w/ bowel movements. That is how irritable bowel affects me. I try to stay away from soda and anything carbonated. Problem is, I love soda and beer...thus I just drink in small amounts at a time w/ food. That seems to help. Gas is such a killer! Hope that helps [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]

[sage]

You should probably check with your doctor to be sure...cuz this is the internet, and is never a substitute for sound medical advice.


But I will say that what you describe generally is true of anyone with this phobia over time. That is, the symptoms we fear the most are the ones that keep recurring in our bodies. It starts perhaps with a little gas, or a full bowel, which is normal, but causes a stomach "sensation". This "sensation" gets picked up by our brains which immediately register DANGER! instead of just "oh well" like everybody else. The danger signal can cause more nausea, etc. and round and round it goes. So anxiety DEFINITELY can cause what you're feeling.


But again, I'm not a doctor and you should really seek medical advice to rule out other things. If they find nothing, it's the anxiety manifesting itself in new and exciting ways. Work on the anxiety, and the nausea will go away!

[ChippedAway]

If you feel there is something to be concerned about, persue it, and don't give up until you have a straight-forward answer. I spent a year going to GI specialists before I found out my stomach ailment (gastroparesis) which causes nausea too. But my GI is one of the best around and said there are SO many things that can cause nausea, and stress is the #1 reason, I had to convince him it was more than stress, and we got to the root of the problem.


IBS is also way overly diagnosed, the GI tract is meant to act up when one is stressed. People assume this is IBS. Also, when a doctor no longer wants to persue what the problem may be, they slap the label IBS on it. Which is a bad thing to do, an urgent care doctor did that to me and the medication made my condition worse (before we knew what my condition was) and messed up my system for a long time, all from taking an IBS medication, when I never had it.

[manda92]

hi there i have this whenever i need the loo i feel awful s* nausea spinning head ive had emet since i can remember and this has only been happening a year or so i have endometriosis and it also affects my bowel i just put it down to that but now i wonder,


think ill ask my gp


take care manda

[floofy]

Oh, I know how this is. It may be anxiety. If it is, what I do is
when I start to feel sick, I go take a shower. It actually helps a lot.
It calms me down and gets my mind off of the sick feeling.
Unfortunately, this only works if you have access to a shower.

[crazy_me_84]

I also have recurring nausea. It can be overwhelming at times and after blood tests showed no sign of H.pylori (bacteria in the stomach causing nausea and acid) or any ulcers. The anti acid medication didn't even work so they say its IBS. My therapist says its anxiety... so I'm working on that now- relaxation, distraction... althought thats more easily said than done! Best to see your GP if you are still concerned as they can rule out any disorders... I'm still working on that too!


Annabel


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