Feeling sick daily
I had nausea daily for a very long time. Specially in the morning.
what eventually helped me was:
- drink more water...(dehydration causes nausea) any way any form my body can tolerate.
- hot teas first thing in the morning - typically I woudl drink lots of ginger teas... throughout the day..(cold water, or ice cold water would send waves of nausea, but that was the only thing that worked for my friend)
- not eating a lot until later during the day. - drinking - and taking it slow... even though I did not feel full - my body "full signal" was nausea. I learned to drink protein drinks 1-2 oz at a time. wait 10-15 min, drink some more. Drinking more than that - always resulted in nausea.
- PPI - I had to take them for a few years post op.
Even now - I often don't eat "food" until lunch time. My pouch still needs time to "wake up". I do drink a lot of warm drinks (even during summer) but they are very warm (not very hot) and most of my drinks are either warm or room temperature... I may drink cold drinks - if it is very hot, but only in afternoon, late evening... pouch trained me well...
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
on 6/11/15 6:57 am, edited 6/11/15 6:58 am - WI
Check your protein drinks to see if they contain lactose. You may have become lactose intolerant. If your protein contains whey concentrate in the ingredients, it contains lactose. Whey isolate is 99% lactose free. You can mix whey isolate powders with water, almond milk, soy milk, or cashew milk. Most people with lactose intolerance can still eat Greek yogurt and cheese but milk gives them problems with nausea, diarrhea, and gas.
Also make sure you are eating very tiny bites and chewing your food to apple sauce consistency. Eating bites that are too big and not chewing will can cause nausea.
Are you drinking at least 64 ounces of fluid daily? Dehydration can cause nausea too.
on 6/12/15 9:48 pm
You may need to change your PPI. Prescription Nexium is stronger than Prilosec. (I've taken it twice a day for presumed ulcer)