Chronic nausea

Posted by jillannw @jillannw, Dec 25, 2018

I started 8 months ago with either food poisoning or a stomach flu. I have never recovered. I have had every test done and continue to suffer from nausea everyday. In the middle of this I was diagnosed with and treated for c-diff twice but because I didn’t have the classic symptoms the drs at Mayo thought they were false positives. I also was diagnosed and treated for SIBO twice. The nausea everyday which is where this all started never went away. Has anyone had this and come up with a solution?

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Hello @jillannw, I see that you are new to Mayo Connect. Welcome!

I am sorry to hear of your continual nausea. I have a fair amount of nausea myself as a result of several surgeries of the upper digestive tract so I'm more than a little familiar with this topic.

Just some thoughts to help you think through this, so if you care to share more:

Is this nausea just a feeling or do you actually vomit on a regular basis when you eat?
Have you been able to maintain your weight over these last 8 months?
Some meds will cause nausea for me, especially if I have to take them on an empty stomach. Do you take a lot of meds yourself?
Sometimes food allergies can cause problems like this as well. Have you tracked your nausea symptoms to see if there is any correlation between your diet and nausea?

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@jillannw

Here are some other Mayo Connect conversations that you might find helpful. The members in these conversations discuss C-Diff as well as SIBO. Perhaps you will find some commonalities with these Members and perhaps some helpful suggestions. Please feel free to post to any of these Members by clicking on "Reply."
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/i-am-trying-to-recover-from-a-c-diff-infection-this-started-with/?orderby=DESC#chv4-comment-stream-header
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/nexium-and-sibo/
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/nausea-after-meals-and-at-night/

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I’m sure since you’ve had lots of tests they already did the stomach emptying study to see if it could possibly be gastroparesis, correct? I had mild but persistent nausea with that before I was diagnosed and got it under control with the right eating plan.

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Hello @jillannw, I see that you are new to Mayo Connect. Welcome!

I am sorry to hear of your continual nausea. I have a fair amount of nausea myself as a result of several surgeries of the upper digestive tract so I'm more than a little familiar with this topic.

Just some thoughts to help you think through this, so if you care to share more:

Is this nausea just a feeling or do you actually vomit on a regular basis when you eat?
Have you been able to maintain your weight over these last 8 months?
Some meds will cause nausea for me, especially if I have to take them on an empty stomach. Do you take a lot of meds yourself?
Sometimes food allergies can cause problems like this as well. Have you tracked your nausea symptoms to see if there is any correlation between your diet and nausea?

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Right now I stopped all meds. Sometimes I throw up. I have lost 15 lbs and I was thin to begin with. I cannot make a correlation with food. I’ve limited my sugar intake, don’t drink or eat any lactose food. It usually happens around 5:30 before dinner. But also other times.

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I’m sure since you’ve had lots of tests they already did the stomach emptying study to see if it could possibly be gastroparesis, correct? I had mild but persistent nausea with that before I was diagnosed and got it under control with the right eating plan.

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Yes thank you. I had that test done.

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I take Compazine twice a day for long term and undiagnosed nausea since 2004.

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Hello ! how are you alli have a problem since 2 years and half , suddenly felt nauseating and i want to vomit so i went to the w/c and i thought its normal , but the nausea still with me !so i went to an internal doctor and he Gave me anti-nausea ( domby ) + ppi he said it could be GERD so i took them for like 8 month and nothing happened still ( nausea ) , i went to gastroenterology and i did Endoscopy and everything was fine ! i dont know what is happeneing to methen the Doctor said maybe u have a psycological problem , so i went to the psychiatry and the DR Gave me anti-deppression med`s .. actually after 1 month i felt good ! the nausea disappear and i was telling me SELF thanks GOD ! im BACK !and i kept using it for 9 month then the DR said lets stop it by lowering the Dose becuase u are fine now .. so i was happy now 3 month since i stoppped the Medicine ,, the Nausea Came BACK again .. the Same way it was before ..and there is a lot of gurgles and voices its like small burbs , upper the esophugus , and sometimes i feel like someone holding my NECK and if someone touched my neck i`ll Vomit immediatlly ;(i really dont know what to do ,, i cant Work sometimes i feel i just want to stay HOME all the time i cant meet ppl cuz when someone see me they think that my reaction to them like im nauseating from them .. but its not !!!is there anyone who is suffering like that and what he or she did to treat this ;(thanks for reading

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Hello ! how are you alli have a problem since 2 years and half , suddenly felt nauseating and i want to vomit so i went to the w/c and i thought its normal , but the nausea still with me !so i went to an internal doctor and he Gave me anti-nausea ( domby ) + ppi he said it could be GERD so i took them for like 8 month and nothing happened still ( nausea ) , i went to gastroenterology and i did Endoscopy and everything was fine ! i dont know what is happeneing to methen the Doctor said maybe u have a psycological problem , so i went to the psychiatry and the DR Gave me anti-deppression med`s .. actually after 1 month i felt good ! the nausea disappear and i was telling me SELF thanks GOD ! im BACK !and i kept using it for 9 month then the DR said lets stop it by lowering the Dose becuase u are fine now .. so i was happy now 3 month since i stoppped the Medicine ,, the Nausea Came BACK again .. the Same way it was before ..and there is a lot of gurgles and voices its like small burbs , upper the esophugus , and sometimes i feel like someone holding my NECK and if someone touched my neck i`ll Vomit immediatlly ;(i really dont know what to do ,, i cant Work sometimes i feel i just want to stay HOME all the time i cant meet ppl cuz when someone see me they think that my reaction to them like im nauseating from them .. but its not !!!is there anyone who is suffering like that and what he or she did to treat this ;(thanks for reading

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Hello @darweshalassi, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. It must be so stressful to have these symptoms, but no diagnosis!
I'd like to invite into this discussion more members who’ve talked about digestive issues, and who can perhaps speak to psychological issues and whether they have had any physical manifestations such as the chronic nausea you are experiencing.
Please meet @peabody88 @legallyred @jacque6977 @jlfisher56 @bobbiejean @melaniewa @lighthouseceliac @jeffreysgirl13 @astaingegerdm @pamshil58.

I’d also encourage you to go through some of these discussions on Connect:
– Small Intestine Bacteria Overgrowth (SIBO) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/small-intestine-bacteria-overgrowth/
– Somatic Symptom Disorder SSD https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/somatic-symptom-disorder-ssd/
– Functional Neurological Disorder https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/functional-neurological-disorder/

From what you’ve shared, @darweshalassi, it seems the antidepressant worked; have you considered going back to the psychiatrist?

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Hello ! how are you alli have a problem since 2 years and half , suddenly felt nauseating and i want to vomit so i went to the w/c and i thought its normal , but the nausea still with me !so i went to an internal doctor and he Gave me anti-nausea ( domby ) + ppi he said it could be GERD so i took them for like 8 month and nothing happened still ( nausea ) , i went to gastroenterology and i did Endoscopy and everything was fine ! i dont know what is happeneing to methen the Doctor said maybe u have a psycological problem , so i went to the psychiatry and the DR Gave me anti-deppression med`s .. actually after 1 month i felt good ! the nausea disappear and i was telling me SELF thanks GOD ! im BACK !and i kept using it for 9 month then the DR said lets stop it by lowering the Dose becuase u are fine now .. so i was happy now 3 month since i stoppped the Medicine ,, the Nausea Came BACK again .. the Same way it was before ..and there is a lot of gurgles and voices its like small burbs , upper the esophugus , and sometimes i feel like someone holding my NECK and if someone touched my neck i`ll Vomit immediatlly ;(i really dont know what to do ,, i cant Work sometimes i feel i just want to stay HOME all the time i cant meet ppl cuz when someone see me they think that my reaction to them like im nauseating from them .. but its not !!!is there anyone who is suffering like that and what he or she did to treat this ;(thanks for reading

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I had something very similar to this .Did the PPI and have gerd , still do. I was nauseated all od the time. Nothing showed up on ct scan.I think it was the ultra sound that finally did the trick. Found out it was my gallbladder. They said it was dieaseaded . Had it removed and I have not been nauseated since.

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