Nausea in morning. NO, not pregnant

chedges9090
chedges9090 Posts: 208 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am nauseous every morning . Usually about 20minutes-1hr after I get up.
I DO eat a full meal in the evening-- usually pretty late evening.
I DO get up early. Today-- 3:45 a.m. :yawn:
If I eat something small-- this morning it's pretzels- it will go away.
I am too old to be pregnant !!

But since I get up so early-- to fight the nausea-- I eat calories.
Then I eat breakfast (usually fruit/yogurt) -- but.. it's just like eating an extra meal.

Ideas of WHY the nausea ? or how to combat the extra calories?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    have you always got up at 3.45? or is it new?
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
    I have been this way my whole life. I need a little something to get to normal. It may be the really early times if you are not getting enough sleep. But I am no doctor.
  • sandyinsc
    sandyinsc Posts: 70 Member
    Do you drink coffee? Sometimes on an empty stomach, it can cause nausea. Personally, I'm having trouble with my multivitamin & coffee. Previously no trouble, but switch brands. Going back to old brand after this bottle is gone (too cheap to toss it). Noticed no nausea if taken after eating... so that's why I bring it up (no pun intended).
  • LaLouve_RK
    LaLouve_RK Posts: 899 Member
    The last time i've had that it was my birth pills... and after that plain anxiety.
  • fatjavotte
    fatjavotte Posts: 96 Member
    Could it be a symptom of hypoglycaemia? Low blood sugar often makes me nauseous.
  • lynn1982
    lynn1982 Posts: 1,439 Member
    Are you taking any supplements? I used to take a multivitamin in the morning with my breakfast and it always made me nauseous. My stomach couldn't handle the iron and B vitamins without something more substantial than a breakfast smoothie or small bowl of oatmeal, etc. (I now take it at lunch time.) Now when I feel a wave of nausea come over me in the morning, it's usually due to anxiety.
  • runlikeananna
    runlikeananna Posts: 42 Member
    Could you have a slow bleeding nose? I had that and overnight my nose would drip blood into my stomach and in the morning I would throw up. I had to have it cauterized and go on iron tabs.
  • anna_1991
    anna_1991 Posts: 6
    I used to have this when I used to have an empty stomach and take my Wellwoman multivitamin pill on an empty stomach. Having even a piece of toast might help. Do try it !
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    Dehydration?
  • Livingdeadgirl44
    Livingdeadgirl44 Posts: 264 Member
    I get this too, just have to eat a little something first thing after getting up even if its just one slice of toast or a cracker and it helps.
  • Andreinne
    Andreinne Posts: 32
    You're probably nauseous because you eat very late, and wake up very early. it happens to me sometimes. Try to have your last meal of the day earlier, instead of so late (at least whenever you have to wake up so early the next morning)
    Also, despite what others here tell you, sometimes eating as soon as you wake up makes it worse (or causes it).
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I've been that way most of my life. I just don't eat in the morning until it goes away.
  • Scottish_Lass
    Scottish_Lass Posts: 76
    I get this if I sleep on the wrong side. Bear with me, it actually makes sense! If I lie on my right, my stomach is elevated above my esophagus and can cause irritation due to it being quite easy for acid to creep down etc, and I get nauseated in the mornings. If I lie on my left, my stomach is lower and gravity helps me out, stopping any irritation to my lower esophagus. Just a thought!
  • mapnerd2005
    mapnerd2005 Posts: 363
    my normal hormone fluxuations cause nausea, and I usually feel sick in the mornings. It gets worse as TOM approaches (this happens on a monthly basis, so I know to expect it now). If a couple crackers or pretzels help, I say snack on them, just budget for them in your daily calories and change your mindset about it being an "extra" meal. Who says you have to eat a whole meal in one sitting? It's part of your breakfast or is an early morning snack. As long as you're not going over your calories does it matter?
  • Vickiesings
    Vickiesings Posts: 95
    I have the same issue...not just in the mornings but anytime my stomach is empty. I looked it up on the internet and found out it could be low blood sugar. Try eating protein when you feel this way...something with peanut butter..eggs...cheese...a handful of almonds.
  • JDunbar82
    JDunbar82 Posts: 31 Member
    Sounds like there's a lot of good ideas out there for you. This might seem like a silly suggestion, but you might consider checking your heart rate in the morning when you feel sick. I only suggest this because I've had issues with tachycardia for years(I have Grave Disease) and sometimes..especially in the morning when I first get up I will feel very ill...and I can't for the life of me figure out why until I realize " Oh gee, my heart rate is 125 that might be why haha". A few years ago I actually had an ablation procedure done on my heart to burn off some of the over active cells because my heart rate would be well over 150(especially in the morning time) and I would get very sick. So...hopefully and probably not the case for you...but it might worth checking out! :)
  • MrsNelson0904
    MrsNelson0904 Posts: 122 Member
    I have this same problem and I have talked to my doctor about it. She thinks I have a case of acid reflux. I'm nauseas in the morning, sometimes throughout the day and before I go to bed. She recommends an antacid 1-2 times a day. It seems to help if I keep up the regimen. Hope this helps!
  • Firefox7275
    Firefox7275 Posts: 2,040 Member
    Low blood sugar?
  • pikachuFL
    pikachuFL Posts: 75 Member
    Like MrsNelson, I had this problem and asked my doctor about it and she diagnosed it as acid reflux. When you've been lying down, especially if you eat a meal close to bedtime, you can get acid backing up into your esophagus, causing you to feel nauseated when you get up.
  • MaggieSporleder
    MaggieSporleder Posts: 428 Member
    If you take any supplements in the morning they may be upsetting you stomach.
  • Candicejoy1988
    Candicejoy1988 Posts: 14 Member
    r u taking a vitamin in the morning?? a lot of multi vitamins can make u feel that way... especially if you are not eating before u take..
  • wretchedghoul
    wretchedghoul Posts: 1
    If you're taking multivitamins, that's the reason for your nausea. If you don't want to eat extra calories, eat an apple when you wake up, not pretzels.
  • MelliJoon
    MelliJoon Posts: 1 Member
    Hey! I get this too, I am looking for a solution but none of these responses helped me! I too get nauseous every morning, especially when I am experiencing stress/anxiety. It doesn't make any difference the time I eat before and snacking on something dry (like toast or pretzels) works some of the time but if the nausea is strong there's nothing to stop it. I have also noticed that getting in/out of bed in early morning (like to go to the bathroom and then go back to bed) makes the nausea ALOT worse. For now, the only thing that has helped my nausea is smoking cannabis in the morning before I get nauseous, otherwise I will end up vomiting and on a weekly basis. I went to the doctor about this once before and the answer was inconclusive, I was prescribed an anti-nausea medication usually given to cancer patients. It cost $300 for one month-generic. It did work, and it did help my body get used to not being nauseous for a while. But as soon as my life became stressful, the morning nausea came back and hasn't gone away since. I need a long-term solution and a proper diagnosis, vomiting like this is surely harmful to my health and my teeth too. I'll have to arrange seeing a specialist, something i've been putting off for the past 2 years but can finally do now, honestly thanks to obamacare. I'll finally have an insurance plan i can afford and that covers me really well! I've never had this kind of coverage i'm almost excited to go to the doctor. Until then if anyone knows other good ways of killing nausea, please post it :)
  • loupammac
    loupammac Posts: 194 Member
    I can't eat first thing in the morning because it made any nausea feelings worse. I would have a small glass of water, then a cup of green tea / coffee. About 30-60 minutes later I'm ready for breakfast. If I wouldn't have time for this because of an early start at work, I'd make sure I have a banana. They're mushy and easy to digest :) Hope you find what works for you soon.
  • bumblebreezy91
    bumblebreezy91 Posts: 520 Member
    Maybe some acid reflux?
  • bybyadipocytes
    bybyadipocytes Posts: 51 Member
    I think this may be a combination of low blood sugar and hormones. I used to be this way every morning and it went away after I had kids. So weird!
  • tennischief
    tennischief Posts: 1
    Try having a ripe banana, ice cubes and 2 ounces aloe vera gel ground up in a magic bullet before you have your coffee or tea in the morning. I have a bit of acid reflux, which causes me to be nauseous in the mornings sometimes and this does the trick. Aloe Vera gel has all sorts of other immunity benefits in addition to coating your stomach lining. I also agree with trying to sleep on your left side, which is better for digestion, as your stomach empties on the left, and it helps with reflux.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Try having a ripe banana, ice cubes and 2 ounces aloe vera gel ground up in a magic bullet before you have your coffee or tea in the morning. I have a bit of acid reflux, which causes me to be nauseous in the mornings sometimes and this does the trick. Aloe Vera gel has all sorts of other immunity benefits in addition to coating your stomach lining. I also agree with trying to sleep on your left side, which is better for digestion, as your stomach empties on the left, and it helps with reflux.

    great first post on a zombie thread....
  • ShibaEars
    ShibaEars Posts: 3,928 Member
    I used to get incredibly nauseous some mornings, like it would be so bad that I would be shaky, and would have to sit down in the shower because I thought I was going to pass out. This is when I was a teen and didn't have good eating habits. I didn't eat regularly and then I'd eat too much junk, so my blood sugar levels were probably all over the place.

    I found eating a snack about 30 minutes before bed helped, and now that I eat regularly throughout the day it doesn't happen anymore. I also have to eat within 30-45 minutes of getting up, or else I feel awful.

    ETA: whoops didn't realize this thread was so old! :laugh:
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Okay but the first question is ALWAYS are you pregnant? laughs. Seriously, iron in a multivitamin does this to me horribly.

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