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I do use antacids at times, but I don't think my situation has anything to do with heartburn or reflux - It's neither of those. It's just classic nausea.
Docs and specialists haven't helped. They even turned down an endoscopy because I'm "too young" for it.
"Too young" for an endoscopy???? I have had more than one student, some as young as five years old, who have had endoscopies to test for GERD and to plan for appropriate treatment.
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I suggest raising the head of your bed. Go on a low FODMAP diet. Use ginger tea. If you have gas make ginger/fennel tea. Keep a food journal. Try to stay away from antacids and PPI's.
I suggest raising the head of your bed. Go on a low FODMAP diet. Use ginger tea. If you have gas make ginger/fennel tea. Keep a food journal. Try to stay away from antacids and PPI's.
I have thought of that.
Anyway, to update this thread, this occurs mostly in wintertime. Could it be the cold that affects the stomach in a way? I don't know. It's just rarer in summer for some reason.
I have this recurring problem where I would wake up an hour after falling asleep with sudden severe nausea. As I sit up and/or walk around the house, it wears off (say after 10-15 minutes). The nausea is really bad and I feel like almost puking. It has been happening to me for a few years now. I have been diagnosed with IBS, but I'm not sure if it has anything to do with that?
IBS has a lot to do with it because it's a lifestyle disease caused by diet issues like what you eat, when you eat, and how you eat.
And, despite what others have said, taking an antacid is the worst thing you can do. Do you know your stomach produces a very strong hydrochloric acid for a reason? The purpose is to break down the foods in your stomach. Otherwise, how do you think you will digest your food properly and in a timely fashion.
Let's say it might take 3 to 4 hours to digest your food under normal conditions. But you take an antacid which can have the effect of prolonging and preventing normal digestion. Remember, it's not the strength of the acid that's the problem, it's the fact of the acid backing up and going where it's not supposed to.
So, of course, if you mess with your natural bodily functions, you're very likely to have other related issues like "sudden severe nausea".
It would be difficult to tell you what you need to do without knowing exactly what you're doing. There could be many reasons why you have this condition. Overeating? Too much junk food? Going to sleep too soon after eating? Eating too fast? Or it could be a combination of these things.
Have you tried tracking what you are eating? Is it it worse when you eat certain meals? Protein, fat, milk, wheat, spicy foods... do any of these seem to trigger symptoms? Are you eating large meals or smaller meals throughout the day? How close to bedtime do you stop eating?
Everybody answering this thread seems to be fixated on GERD...That's why I never asked for old records-- too easy to fall into the trap of power of suggestion and tunnel vision.
"Nausea" is one of those symptoms you can;t really describe except to compare it to something else-- "like when you're about to vomit" etc. We all have our own idea of nausea based on our own experiences.
Nausea is ussually associated with the feeling we get when the GI peristalsis is going the wrong direction. While that may cause the stomach contents to creep into the esophagus and you feel "heartburn," it's rarely (if ever) the only complaint one gives for GERD.
IBS is basically "cerebral palsy of the GI tract" in the sense that things move, but not in a well coordinated way. This may explain the whole problem for this poster. Ussually IBS includes problems with BMs- various combinations of constipation/diarhea and bloating.
Another possibility here is gastroparesis-- a common, but ussually later complication of DM. Another less common problem is gastic outlet obstruction from the healing of recurrent ulcers caused by a pancreatic tumor -- or excessive ASA use, etc etc.
Endoscopy may be called for here BECAUSE this pt is younger-- a life time of severe acid reflux increases the risk of Barret's Esophagitis/esophogeal ca. Vigorous treatment would be called for to suppress acid secretion....and of course, an obstructing mass in the UGI tract , rare in the young, still need to be excluded.
Reglan is a drug commonly used to treat bloating and gastroparesis of IBS or DM, often working pretty well.
edit-- Even I gave myself tunnel vison...nausea for 10-15 minutes = angina until proven otherwise....Highly unlikely in a young adult, particularly if not associated with exertion, but there is a thing called Prinzmetal Angina- occurrs in the young, often while sleeping-- requires an EKG while it's happening for diagnisis.
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I have this recurring problem where I would wake up an hour after falling asleep with sudden severe nausea. As I sit up and/or walk around the house, it wears off (say after 10-15 minutes). The nausea is really bad and I feel like almost puking. It has been happening to me for a few years now. I have been diagnosed with IBS, but I'm not sure if it has anything to do with that?
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I have this recurring problem where I would wake up an hour after falling asleep with sudden severe nausea. As I sit up and/or walk around the house, it wears off (say after 10-15 minutes). The nausea is really bad and I feel like almost puking. It has been happening to me for a few years now. I have been diagnosed with IBS, but I'm not sure if it has anything to do with that?
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I do use antacids at times, but I don't think my situation has anything to do with heartburn or reflux - It's neither of those. It's just classic nausea.
Docs and specialists haven't helped. They even turned down an endoscopy because I'm "too young" for it.
Nausea is a common symptom of IBS. Your specialist would know that. So why do you say they know it isn’t that? Because of waking up too? It could be a sign of anxiety AND so can sleep disturbances if it happens a lot. I experienced it once early in the morning. It must have been something I ate, BUT….I thought at 1st it was morning sickness because I threw up too. I wasn’t pregnant so I said to myself. Good luck.^^
IBS could have something to do with it. When I get bad postnasal drip (I have a dust allergy that is worst in winter), it can worsen digestive issues and cause silent reflux. Raising your head and using a humidifier in your bedroom may help.
Your digestion slows way down when you sleep. Personally, if I eat a large meal close to bedtime, I wake up later feeling a lump in my stomach. Not pleasant. How close to bedtime is your last meal?
I am usually hungry when I go to bed, but when I am asleep I don't notice it.
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to myself.
Good luck.^^
