Question:
I am pre-op and usually wake up nauseous. Does anyone know what it is from?

   — LAURA G. (posted on October 15, 2001)

October 15, 2001
I'm not sure if you are menopausal or not but it could be hormones causing morning time nausea. when I worked nights and odd shifts, I seemed to have constant nausea. Odd shifts and just having a sensitive stomach may be other factors.
   — Jan M.

October 15, 2001
Sometimes I wake up nauseous. I am still pre op. I think what causes mine is that I am just hungrier some mornings more than others. When I eat something, it goes away.
   — Kim B.

October 15, 2001
Are you a diabetic? I have been waking up feeling ill since I developed the diabetes. I attribute it to the drastic fluctuations in my sugar levels over night...since I usually feel ill when I get hypoglycemic during the day. For me, food also makes it pass.
   — Julie S.

October 15, 2001
Assuming you aren't pregnant. Do you lie flat? It could be GERD. I would wake up that way sometimes. I also wake up nervous because my house is like a war zone in the morning and that makes me nauseous.
   — K T.

October 15, 2001
That was my biggest problem when I had gall stones. I didn't really pay much attention to it until the pain came to join it. You should have your doctor check it out. If it's stones they can just remove your gallbladder when you have your WLS. I think they check them anyway while they're in there.
   — Meredith A.

October 16, 2001
Your question reminds me of the folks who come into our emergency room with a "headache" and want to know what's causing it. Nausea, like headaches, can have a hundred causes. Best see your doc.....but one thing is for sure.....being "pre-op" isn't one of the causes.
   — [Anonymous]

October 17, 2001
Take a pregnancy test. Everyone knows that is one of the main symptoms of pregnancy.
   — [Anonymous]