Unexplained Chronic Nausea

It wouldn't hurt to have a blood test duing a phase you feel horible, the EB levels would be elevated then.  It is not treatable, other than lots of rest. and I do take the vitamins.   Sometimes just the simplest of tasks can seem monumental and wipe you out, so just try to stay low key, hard to do as a mommy, but it does help.

Hi!

I had this problem in my 20's when I lived with my 10 month son while going to nursing school. I ended up dropping out of school and breaking my U.S. Army contract. I weighed 108 lbs. My brother also suffered from this as a restaurant owner. Numerous cousins also suffer from this.

No obvious cause other than stress found at the time. That was in 1986.

Research and hit and miss has led me to find a histamine blocker like claritin with zantac helps tremendously. 

Look into histamine problems, even DAO histamine enzyme deficiencies which can cause migraines.

Also, an anticholerginic like levbid for oversensitive stomach can help tons!!

Perhaps related: i am now being tested for narcolepsy, ideopathic hypersomnolence. If its idiopathic hypersomnolence it may mean my brain is secreting a sedative all day that is the equivalent to taking sleeping pills and then trying to function all day. Perhaps related?

Look into that to see if you have those symptoms. A spinal tap to check the CSF fluid is the only way to diagnose right now. I am waiting for my spinal tap to be set up.

Also, try an immunologist to check increases in IgG and IgM levels for autoimmune disease causing it. Bypass the general practitioners and stomach doctors. 

I sure hope you find answers!!

Hi Sue!

I'm Jess and I'm from Manila,Philippines. I started having uncontrollable nauseous sensation since I was 6. I know how you feel

I experience it 24/7.. I cannot eat and I get very anxious...

anddddddddd I have not take meds or any theraphy.. even though I have Anxiety Disorder and this kind of sickness everyday

Hi Sue ~

I also have chronic nausea and just read a different discussion and this person said it could be from vertigo.  The one thing she told us to look up was the Epley Manuver on youtube and i did that.  I believe my problem is very much related to a form of vertigo so my next visit is to the ENT.  It all made sense after reading about it and my left ear is always blocked up.  Do you have anything like this while you're feeling so nauseated?

Frustrated

Hi   Sue.

I know this discussion was posted six months ago and I was curious if you have had any resolution since then. I'm a 38 a year old female and I've been having problems with vomiting and nausea for a good 5 to 6 years. my biological father, who i don't know much about had similar problems and ended up with colon cancer because they couldn't figure out what it was. Recently, I had a terrible flare up of some sort where I was vomiting 3 days straight. After the first 24 hours, I could barely stand in begged my partner to take me to the ER which she did. They gave me something called phenergan which certainly helps right away with the nausea in severe anxiety I had due to fear that if I vomited anymore I would physically fall apart. My body just couldn't take it anymore. What I noticed was although the phenergan stopped the vomiting, it did nothing for the pain I felt under my breast plate on the left side. It almost felt as though whatever was there was too big to be inside my body. After a CAT scan and chest x ray they told me there's nothing there out of the norm... Although there was a legion on my kidney that I needed to follow up with with my primary care doctor. That was it. After back and forth to the ER for 3 days they finally admitted me for medication management. I was living on zofran, Raglan... Which I guess is a dangerous drug 4 it can cause paralysis......but it seemed to work the best. They also had me on point five milligrams of dilaudid for pain, but I don't know if pain was what I was experiencing... More discomfort than anything. Since I was discharged, I have been nauseous everyday living on Zofran and Dramamine. life has been very miserable... As much as we did triedto get the ER to call in a gi for a consult they wouldn't do it. So my own gi scheduled me for an endoscopy this coming Monday. I had One 2 years ago due to family history and was told they cut out a polyp from my stomach, that I have a hiatus hernia, mild inflammation in esophagus and two polyps were taken out of my colon during my colonoscopy. Occasionally I get belches that reek of rotten eggs... Reek so bad that it can be smelled throughout the house. And if I vomit while experiencing These burps..., forget it the smell lasts forever it's terrible. I haven't had any in awhile, but I am i nauseous all the time. All I want to do is lay down and even then getting comfortable sometimes it's hard. So I'm wondering have you had any luck? Any information you have would be great.

Hi Sue, I think that I have been struggling with similar symptoms as you have mentioned and have been throuhg a gammit of doctors and finally....after three years and several tests and even having one primary care physician tell me I just need Celexa....she thinks I'm mental, I am having Ct scan done with contrast and should have the answer next week. My new doctor ordered an upper Gi and then the Ct scan and then finally will be a lower GI in two weeks if necessary. I know you have heard this....Just keep insisting on running more tests.....the answer is there and not in your head as they would have you believe. My closest friend even said today....if they do not find something this time, just go on a pill for mental health. You see the problem is no one wants to keep looking and no one to keep hearing they said everything is fine. I can tell you that I have had urinary bladder isssues, bowel issues, eyes are ozzing stuff at times, and sores on back or head and forearms, but the biggest complaint is not being able to stay awake and having about one to two hours of any kind of energy each day. I'm so excited that this doctor finally ordered tests.......the right tests. The latest symptom is shooting pains in my legs and lower back pain and the abdominal pain that is the worse. I am scared for what they may find but anything is better than not finding it and finding out later....it's too late or if we could have gotten there earlier. Please hang in there...your body talks to you and now you just have to convince your doctor that your body does not lie! Thanks for sharing your frustrations and I pray for the Lord Jesus to see you through with a good doctor who will actually listen to you and run tests! Talk to you soon. hang in there!

In His Grace,

Shelly

Hi Sue, Has there been any resolution to you problems yet. My wife has the same problem. She had occasional nausea until she had total knee surgery in March. Since then it has been daily and we are both pulling our hair out. She has had every lab. in the world testing for H. Pylori, milk & grain allegery, etc. Done the stomach emptying test. Her stomach contents empty in her small intestine in less than an hour. Tested for lack of Vitamin B12 which is normal. She has had upper and lower GI with biopsies of stomach - all normal. The Dr. says her stomach lining is inflamed. She was on pain meds. after her knee surgery but has been off of them totally for months now. She also has memory problems which doesn't help. I watch her like a hawk when it comes to what meds. she takes. She was a surgical nurse for over 30 years and not one to complain if not a real problem. We have a large family with 4 grown children and 1 grandkids. She has missed family birthday gatherings due to feeling so bad. We have tried over the counter meds plus prescribed meds. and none seem to help. 

I believe this is caused by poor sleeping posture.

While the answer might be as simple as fixing bad sleeping habits, it is more than likely that you are favoring certain sleeping positions to accomodate larger postural abnormalities and muscular weaknesses.

Weakness in the abdominal wall is common in women, particularly after menopause as estrogen plays a critical role in maintaining core muscle tone. Over time, lacking support from the abdominal wall below, the ribcage will start to slump forward putting pressure on the internal organs leading to a generally inflammed state. This slumping also causes changes in spinal curvature that can lead people to favor sleeping on their stomaches, or on their side but twisted with one leg out so as to be half on the stomach. Whatever problems are caused by poor posture while awake are worsened by poor posture while asleep. And as much as you train yourself to sleep on your back, you will tend to shift positions once asleep.

The solution involves stretching and some minor core training so that you can properly support your body under gravity. With increased spinal mobility and core strength will come better, more supported sleep and an end to morning nausea. This training will also help protect you from osteoporosis as you age.

Stretching through the nausea in the morning may help alleviate it. Stretching before bed may help limber you up to sleep on your back, as can placing a rolled up towel under your lumbar spine, or simply removing your pillow and making firm contact between your occiput and the mattress.

If you wish to talk to a health care professional about your options, see an osteopath or a chiropractor, not a medical doctor. This is not a phenomenon that can be addressed at the molecular level.

Hello!! Sue, My name is Cheryl ,I respond to your post because this has been happening to my son last 5 years . Wakes up every morning either Nauseas,Vomiting?. I have taken him to every specialist to be tested,and no one knows whats wrong with my Kid?. He's now 22 and can't work because of this horrible feeling that just lingers on and on for a few hrs before he starts to feel better enough to go about his day?? I'm at my whits end at this point and I can't get him help anymore because he lost his Job as a security officer over all of this. He no longer has any insurance,so no one wil see him for what he needs and that would be a Gastrointerologist and maybe also have a Colonoscopy?. I feel so helpless that I can't take this issue away,and practically had a nervous break down over it all too. Did you ever find out what the whole issue was and did they take it away so that you feel normal again when you wake up each day?? Let me know Please or anyone else who could help me help him?? Email  me @ Chray99@aol,com