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Hello,
A couple of months ago I was happily minding my own business and had a sudden very intense spell of nausea. It felt like my stomach was wringing itself and was severe enough for me to be unable to do anything as I was son the verge of vomiting for a few hours. It felt like a stomach bug and I put it down to that.
A couple of weeks passed and I started having these attacks more frequently. I say attacks as the nausea is intense with 2-5 hours of dry heaving, stomach pain and acid/food coming up my throat and they often come on very suddenly. I can feel fine one minute and be severely nauseous and heaving the next. I literally want to stop existing when they happen (I particularly hate nausea/vomiting).
They most commonly occur later in the evening, during the night or early in the morning.
They are disturbing my sleep and starting to take over my life. I am starting to get too scared to go anywhere as I don't know when they're going to strike. I am starting to fear eating.
I've had frequent nausea for some time as I have ongoing stomach issues, but it's been relatively mild, infrequent and has always responded to anti-nausea medication (Stemetil) so it has been manageable. These new nausea attacks do not respond to anything I've tried, including two prescribed anti-emetics - Stemetil and Ondansetron.
I've also tried ginger, digestive enzumes, Ibergast, peppermint capsules with food. I've tried Pepto Bismol for temporary relief during attacks, also to no avail. Tonight I've just introduced 1 capsule of betain HCL with my main meal (6pm).
I have a diagnosis of PoTs.
I had a gastric-emptying test in 2017 which showed I was emptying OK (I don't know if that's worth a repeat). I'm trying to stay calm and I've been colouring during nausea attacks as they're naturally anxiety-inducing - and also I want to make sure the nausea isn't anxiety (I don't think it is).
I have a gastro doctor but I don't know when I'll next see her, with the Covid-19 situation.
I have a moderate fear of vomiting so this is pretty much the least favourite symptom I could conjure up. I'm struggling quite a bit as I don't know where to go from here and it's making my life harder than it already was. Initially I thought it was just a random, short-term symptom but it seems here to stay and that's a bitter pills to swallow (pun intended)
Thoughts, advice and suggestions welcome! Thank you
A couple of months ago I was happily minding my own business and had a sudden very intense spell of nausea. It felt like my stomach was wringing itself and was severe enough for me to be unable to do anything as I was son the verge of vomiting for a few hours. It felt like a stomach bug and I put it down to that.
A couple of weeks passed and I started having these attacks more frequently. I say attacks as the nausea is intense with 2-5 hours of dry heaving, stomach pain and acid/food coming up my throat and they often come on very suddenly. I can feel fine one minute and be severely nauseous and heaving the next. I literally want to stop existing when they happen (I particularly hate nausea/vomiting).
They most commonly occur later in the evening, during the night or early in the morning.
They are disturbing my sleep and starting to take over my life. I am starting to get too scared to go anywhere as I don't know when they're going to strike. I am starting to fear eating.
I've had frequent nausea for some time as I have ongoing stomach issues, but it's been relatively mild, infrequent and has always responded to anti-nausea medication (Stemetil) so it has been manageable. These new nausea attacks do not respond to anything I've tried, including two prescribed anti-emetics - Stemetil and Ondansetron.
I've also tried ginger, digestive enzumes, Ibergast, peppermint capsules with food. I've tried Pepto Bismol for temporary relief during attacks, also to no avail. Tonight I've just introduced 1 capsule of betain HCL with my main meal (6pm).
I have a diagnosis of PoTs.
I had a gastric-emptying test in 2017 which showed I was emptying OK (I don't know if that's worth a repeat). I'm trying to stay calm and I've been colouring during nausea attacks as they're naturally anxiety-inducing - and also I want to make sure the nausea isn't anxiety (I don't think it is).
I have a gastro doctor but I don't know when I'll next see her, with the Covid-19 situation.
I have a moderate fear of vomiting so this is pretty much the least favourite symptom I could conjure up. I'm struggling quite a bit as I don't know where to go from here and it's making my life harder than it already was. Initially I thought it was just a random, short-term symptom but it seems here to stay and that's a bitter pills to swallow (pun intended)
Thoughts, advice and suggestions welcome! Thank you
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