why do i constantly feel nausea?

I feel the exact same thing every single day. It even keeps me awake at night and I never have any sleep. This post describes me perfect! I have taken everything under the sun to help with the sickness....ive went to the hospital and they did tests and can't find nothing wrong at all. But they say that it could be ulcers or my gallbladder. I hope you find some answers out soon!!! I have the same phobia so I always try to keep it all down. So far, so good. One thing I hate is vomiting. I'm 23 and I haven't thrown up since I was about 12 years old. I refuse!

Hi tee i know this post has been over a year and I hope you're not feeling like this anymore. I've been feeling nauseous all the time for the last 3 months and it is really frustrating since when I'm hungry, I would not feel like eating due to nausea which made me loose weight. ( I'm 18 years old and weighing 43kgs now, used to weight 48kgs).

I also suffer from emetaphobia, and so when I'm feeling nauseous i start to panic more and it just gets worse. 

This is related to my acid reflux and now I have an barium test in 2 months to see where this is all coming from. Hope all goes well .

 

I experience the nausea effect all of the time, too!! The thing with me is I suffer from anxiety and I am almost always convinced it is the anxiety causing the nauceous, because the minute I lie down to sleep, my belly is overtaken by millions of "butterflies" and that is what causes my nausea and I immediately have to sit up and keep sipping on water and try to think positive for my anxiety to go away (it never does, though.) My anxiety has become to chronic that I feel nervous (the butterfly sensation) for every little thing which causes the nausea, and I also feel anxious for no reason, too!! I literally cannot go into a car without feeling to throw up (also because of social anxiety) so it is absolutely difficult for me to get to anywhere, that's why I cannot bring myself to go to the doctor. It's really the worst thing for me to experience as i was never like this, I would always go out and have a great time with people. Now, the single thought of going out makes me feel sick. Because of this condition, I get very depressed to the point of wishing I could die and be released of this burden. But I have my faith and trust in God and that's keeping me going. :-(

I've had this throughout my teenage years ( they were probably the worst). I have an extreme fear of being sick or being around anybody who's sick. Whenever I felt ill it was an endless cycle of not wanting to eat incase I threw up. It affected my years in high school quite a lot , both in lessons and at home. I would panic in class when feeling sick because I didn't want the humiliation of throwing up in front of people. If I was at the front of a classroom or in a room in a long corridor , the fear got more extreme. The same thing would happen at restaurants, cinemas and on public transport.

The thing is , out of all those times I felt sick , I never actually threw up. I'd break out in cold sweats , have a panic and it would only seem to stop when I could be near a door that lead outside of the building.

I've got A LOT better now , and although I don't have a definite cure I do have some things that can really really help.

1) always carry a plastic bag with you, it's always there for reassurance - just in case you get panicky - and really helps calm your nerves when you get stressed.

2) on public transport , for a bus sit as close to the door as you can. Remind yourself that you can leave at ANY time , which should calm your nerves while traveling. With trains - I always siton the seats opposite to the toilet - and tell myself that it's there if I need it.

3) ginger is amazing. I carry gingerbread round with me and nibble on it when I can't bring myself to eat enough during the day. It really helps with the nausea.

4) keep a bottle of water with you, take small sips now and then to keep hydrated.

5) the fear of throwing up becomes worse the more you think about it. Whenever I'm panicking , I just tell myself - I can leave this situation at any time and take a break - it's ok to step outside and have a few minutes.

6) when in busy places like restaurants and shopping centres , familiarise yourself with the toilets and exits - this will put your mind at ease if you want to leave at any point.

7) I've found it much more contained to travel / hang out with friends - knowing that you're with somebody who's there for you calms down the anxiety.

8) remaining calm when youre feeling sick really does help, sit still and take deep breaths and tell yourself it's going to be ok.

9) I've not been properly sick since I was 7 ( 15 years ago now). To ensure not getting a bug I follow certain rules to ensure that when I feel sick I can know it's my anxiety and not a bug. I'm very strict with food hygiene and best before dates , always washing hands before food , don't eat food that appears undercooked or smells off and stay away from people who are sick. It's proved to be very effective and I've not been ill since.

10) I've found that pinching my arms or sides of my neck ( not too hard - not self harming ) distracts the sick feeling.

I hope these tips help, they've really helped me to cope better with my fear - and allowed me to do things that in the part I would be terrified of doing !

Hi, at the moment I am also feeling like this and I don't know what to do! It's taking over my life to the point where I end up crying over it. I feel sick but after a few hours hungry but I am scared of eating in case it comes back up. What do I do???

Hi 

I have had this problem for 3 months now. It is very annoying and I feel vomiting when I see food or smell it, started using my appetit, after eating I usually feel worse and my stomach makes noises. All of those blood tested were negative for me as well. If you have solved your issue can you please let us know how?

l started with nausea several month ago, near constant from waking to bedtime,though never really felt l,d be sick or was, but  lost my appetite, 

just tea and oat biscuit few times a day, maybe toast or small sandwich if settled in eve, movement exertion made mine worse. l,d also bloat up at times with belching, Even when l could eat a little, went off tinned foods, ready meals, dairy products, drank spring water, lost 2 stone.

Scope showed a bit of gastritus, put on omprazole, been on them 3month now, took 3 wk to settle, still a bit iffy at times and still on plain meals, though eat a bit more, and also ultra careful that food is very fresh, no spices, or  processed, also wary with meds, even pain killers, use gel or patches iff poss, drink spring water, ginger l found quite good, also take probiotic, yogurts. hve you tried standard gaviscon type stuff.  Anxiety can cause symptoms, but it can also by physical, youd need to see a gastrologist and have scope to find out if theres a physical cause, dr,s arent beyond dismissing symptoms as phycalogical when physical cause, so its best if you can have it checked out.  good luck with it.

Hello everyone.

It's refreshing to hear that other people are experiencing these same issues on a day to day basis, especially after ive been told its all in my head or im making these things up for attention. Sorry all of you have this same problem though.

Mine started when i was a kid, maybe second grade. I have a severe phobia about vomiting, and after reading other posts here, i can safely say it started after seeing another student get sick in church. I am now 30 years old, battling with this every single second, every day.

I have been to numerous doctors, and i have seen some of the leading experts in the gastrointestinal field, in California. Not one of them can come to a diagnosis. Ive had a colonoscopy, endoscopic, gastric emptying study, endocrine panels, stool test, urine test, blood tests, thyroid test, ultrasound, sonogram and a few ct scans. The only thing that was confirmed is that i have an endocrine disease called Klienfelters. An extra X chromosome. It affects my testosterone. I have testosterone replacement therapy shots i do every other week, indefinitely. Nothing else was wrong, yet im nauseated every single day. It is bad in the morning, every morning. It usually peaks about 3 hours later and continues until i get ready for bed. Trying to sleep, it gets worse, sometimes waking me up at night.

I also recently, maybe 3 months ago started to experience a lump feeling in my throat. Made me more nervous, which makes me more nauseated. Dizzy feelings or the feeling be being disoriented, walking around the house and things seem super vivid and almost surreal. I cannot go to restaurants, i cannot see movies, take public transportation, or even go to a carnival or fair because my nausea dictates my life. I cant hold a job down because im sick more than the average person on the account of my nausea. I ruin every relationship because i cant commit to anything. Ive lost a total of 47lbs over the last 2 years because of my decreasing appetite.

The medications ive tried or take have been Xanax, Clonopin, Valume all for anxiety. Since i cant sleep because im nauseated i have taken every type of sleep aid over the counter and am now on Rameron, which used to work well, but makes waking uo near impossible. I take Zofran for super nausea attacks, which seem to help. I have never spoken to a psychologist about my phobia, so i dont know if it would help.

I fear this constant issue will ultimately be the death of me, and having delt with this for so long without any relief, i feel ot will never be solved. If anyone has any suggestions, or thoughts or tips, please share them. All help is greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading my long post, and take care!