why do i constantly feel nausea?
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I am constantly feeling sick!! it doesnt start first thing in the morning but throughout the day it just emerges. its now at the point where i choose not to eat if i feel sick because i completely loose my appetite, which is making it worse because im then hungry too( but eating just makes it worse)
I also have severe emetaphobia (the fear of vomit) so i am constantly worried about being sick due to it(another reason i dont eat if i feel sick, to prevent vomiting)
I have counselling for the emetaphobia so when i feel sick it is cast off as being 'in my head' by my counsellor and family.
i feel like i am stuck because i dont want to go to the doctors incase they give me any medication that has vomiting as a side effect but i cant keep feeling the way i feel because it is taking over my life.
There has got to be a cause for the nausea, i refuse to believe it is my 'anxiety' from emetaphobia that is making me feel this way.
I sometimes have really bad headaches that last for 5-10 minutes consisting of sharp pains in the head and over the eyes. I also have shooting pains in my lower abdomen, but whether this is linked to the nausea i dont know.
Any suggestions????
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AhvicSS tee65873
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lav99551 tee65873
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I have no idea how to resolve the issue...
sarah41686 tee65873
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Of course, I am sure this is not the main reason for your nausea, and often the two are intertwined. There are more receptors for serotonin in the gut than anywhere else, so often if you are stressed/anxious, this will cause nausea, but it is hard to decipher what the actual cause is when you've done all you can to manage your stress.
I suggest doing the elimination diet. I went to many different doctors that all tried to give me different medicines, none of which helped. I couldn't see any connection with what I ate and how I felt (doctors would often say, maybe try cutting out gluten or dairy, but these things did not seem to help). The elimination diet seemed to work for me though. I have learned a lot about my health-- for example, I think I am allergic to dairy (which means something as little as a pat of butter could upset my stomach). Also, stress causes stomachaches, as does my period. Gluten, oats, and popcorn all cause mild pains in my stomach. When you do any elimination diet, you can figure out what is actually causing the pain by changing variables one at a time. Often it seems like you'll never figure it out because there might be a lot of different factors at work.
It may be helpful to get some tests done though (though it sounds scary, an endoscopy might be helpful). You could also get an ultrasound for your gallbladder-- not intrusive, so you don't have to worry about vomiting side effects!
I hope you can figure out what it wrong and get better. I know how frustrating it can be to have your pain and discomfort constantly belittled and denied, but if you keep trying at the cause, you have the potential to feel so much better.
nermal01 tee65873
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by the way, you don't have to have heart burn to have reflux. I don't
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rose419 tee65873
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You are not alone. I've been living the 24/7 nausea, night sweat nightmare for a while now. Something that helped take the edge off for me was 5HTP every morning on an empty stomach. I say this but not everyone takes well to it so if you vomit, stop taking it. Also calcium/mag has helped and also, trace minerals, zinc and b6.
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benito06628 tee65873
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If you read this, is there anything at all that helped you?
Please i just want to be normal. Ive been ruining plans with the girlfriend, missing work, missing once in a lifetime concerts.
Speed seeing friends, stopped eating, I'm doing really really bad right now and am in desperate need of help with this
marie04645 benito06628
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First make sure it is nothing serious after that you can deal with it better perhaps. Good luck. PS I found out ice cream sometimes makes me sick --lactose..
benito06628 marie04645
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I'm also afraid of vomiting and went to a therapist when i was a kid for that and anxiety attacks so I'm also going to try that again
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Aglowglint natasha56142
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I'm Rene, I've had the same problem and I just recently visited a doctor, I'm going in on Wednesday to get a camera in my throat (How delightful) the doctor said it might be something structeral. But I'm going to try Anxiety Medicine, Heartburn medicine and basically everything else to try and get rid of this. I also have Emetophobia. Good Luck and I hope you solve this problem.
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