Hi, im really sorry to hear about the sickness you're going through. I know exactly how you're feeling. I hope the doctors can find whats wrong and help ya. By any chance do you have a fear of vomiting? Well keep in touch, if you need anyone to talk to id understand.
Nicki

Yes, I sost of do have a fear of vomiting; and I always know when i'm going to throw up for sure - I start getting chills, then I practically have a seizure, and then I throw up sometime afterwards.

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Well i've been off my antibiotics for over 2 weeks now, and i'm still nautious. The strange thing about this nausea, though, is it's not in my stomach; as weird as this sounds, I feel the nausea under my rib cage.

Also, I feel like there's something deep in my throat that is just begging to come up, but it won't. I guess you could say I have a hairball

i haven't actually tossed my cookies yet, and I have not dry heaved again. I'm not worried about tiis - but it's really getting on my nerves feeling that constant bubble in my throat.

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But thanks for your words, crimson_smile. I appreciate your support ^-^

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Scaredbaka - queasy

I am having the same problem as you an di also can barely brush my teeth it is so bad. I dry heave the whole time I brush and the only time I don't feel nauseous is during lunch then after I go back to being nauseous. I am learning to deal with it and now the only time I notice it is when I am not nauseous.

I tried taking dramamine (the motion sickness drug) one day when I was really really nauseaus and it helped a little bit, it might be something worth taking every now and then..

Sorry to say i'm still sick...The "hairball" feeling is about the same too.

But after trying something last night, I am convinced that I am incapable of vomiting. I do not have an eating disorder, but I have a terrible "gag reflex", and just for the sake of experimentation, I tried to induce vomiting by putting my fingers down my throat. I did this five times in a row, and I had tears running down my face (which happens when I vomit), but all I did was dry heave.

I have found that this "bubble in my throat" feeling is temporarily relieved by forced belching. It is strange, though, because before I started getting sick and I made myself belch, I would get that disgusting acidic taste in my throat from stomach fluid coming up, but that does nt happen now, no matter how much I belch.

I wonder if maybe my esophagus is closing; I don't know what would cause it to do that. Could my sinus infection, assuming I still have it, still be causing me to feel this sick sensation??

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I'm sorry, but this sickness is terrible. It does not prevent me from eating, but it's annoying. Thanks everyone, for your past advice. I appreciate any and all help in my time of turmoil.

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Scaredbaka - must use anti-hairball treatment

It sounds like it could possibly be some sort of nauseating side effect of the drainage of sinus infections or something, but im no expert. I know what you mean about the acidic belches. Have you ever had an endoscope procedure done? My aunt had one and they finally figured out why she was sick all the time, she said its no biggie. Anyways, best of luck with your sickness.
Nicki#

I know what you are going through with the constant nausea. I have been nauseated for 2 months. I had my gallbladder removed 1 month ago. Didn't help. I have had an upper gi and they found mild reflux. The nausea gets worse when I eat. The only thing that works for me is fenergan, but it makes me sleep. Hte only thing that I can tell you is to try staying away from foods that contain alot of acid which will make the nausea worse. Like tomatoes, pasta sauce, soda, some citrus fruits. That has helped me some.

I'm a 21 year old female and for the past seven years I have been experiencing horrible nausea. The problem is it's not in my stomach. I have such a hard time getting people to understand how i'm feeling. The nausea that I experience is in my throat! The only thing that seems to help is dramamine (over the counter motion sickness medicine) and it dosn't help for long. I went to the doctor and told him about the nausea years ago and he put me on me on paxil for anxiety/depression. But all this time I have yet to explained to him that the nausea is not in my stomach, that it's in my throat; until recently. I went to the doctor two days ago and explained this to him the proper way. He is now sending me for an ultrasound and said it may be galldisease, gallstones, or acid reflux! Has anyone else experienced this? What can I do?

Hi, I am new to the forum. I am having horrible nausea and don't know why. I went to my doctors yesterday, and today I go for an ultrasound of the gallbladder. He gave me protonix (in case it is acid reflux), and that took away the burning sensation, but the nausea is still there. This started around 3 wks ago. I thought I had the flu and ended up in the er to be rehydrated because I couldn't keep anything down. The symptoms went away after a few days and then came back. I then went to urgent care, where they did blood work and found nothing. Again, the symptoms went away and then came back. This has happened several times since then and now it is just constant nausea. I have lost my appetite and am rapidly losing weight (which isn't good for my condition of thyroid cancer). I see my doctor again on friday for the results of the ultrasound and blood work. Does anyone have any ideas of what this possibly could be.

Just wondering if anyone has figured out why they have been sick. I have been sick for at least 6 weeks now. At first I thought I just had the same flu some of my relatives had, but mine never went away. I started out being tired all the time, no matter how much I slept. That has finally passed, but now it's a multitude of other symptoms, primarily nausea. I feel like I am going to throw up all the time. Nothing I try helps, drinking more liquids, eating, not eating, pepto, etc. I haven't thrown up yet, but sometimes wish I would in hopes that the constant nausea will go away. I know i'm not pregnant, anemic, hypoglycemic, don't have an eating disorder, or have celiac disease (which you might want to look into if you have all these stomach problems and haven't yet) or anything else I can think of. Like many of you, just terribly irritated that it never goes away. Please share what you know, thanks.

Hi guys - not sure if anyone is still following this, it all seems so old now! I found this by googling a problem I was having with my throat - called "globus hystericus". It is a non-threatening tightening or dryness of the top area of the throat, usually cause by stress, anxiety or other psychological reactions. This is the 'bubble' or 'gagging' feeling that you are all experiencing. This is not related to reflux or gastritis - it is purely psychological and will pass. You won't choke, throw anything up or stop breathing.

As for other peoples complaints regarding nausea - scaredbaka, if the nausea is under your rib cage, that is actually your stomach. Your intestines and vital organs are lower down around your belly button and below (what people typically think is their 'stomach'). From reading about your othe symptoms I would say they're all anxiety related. High levels of stress increase the production of gastric acid in your stomach, which leads to you feeling nauseous. The most indicative factor should be that you are dry wretching as opposed to vomiting food or liquid - thus, it's all psychological. It is your body's reaction to your own fears.

I am currently on something similar to ranitidine (can't remember the name of it) which inhibits the pumping of excess gastric acid into your stomach. This helps if you do actually have a physical condition such as gastritis or reflux (as I do). For those that can't be prescribed medication, antacids like pepto-bismal or quick-eze will relieve immediate symptoms temporarily. However I suggest you all (a) start watching what you eat, stick to bland, easy to digest, non-fatty, non-spicy foods for a start and (b) get some help regarding your anxiety or stress because that's most likely what is causing your nausea.

Whenever I am feeling really really sick, I usually have a couple of antacids and then focus on my breathing for a few minutes and try to relax - it will pass. Sucking hard lollies can also help you relax when you feel the gagging/bubble/hair ball sensation in your throat.

Hope this helps feel free to im me if you want to chat more.

i have been chroniccaly nauseous for THREE YEARS! 2 weeks is nothing compared to that. It coulkd very well be stress, it is for me. I don't know how old you are but I am a teenager and I have exactly the same problem with pepto. I always take it, almost like im addicted. Althoguh it doesnt do much for me. Try Preggie Pops (www.preggiepops.com) they help me a little bit.

I think i have that globus hystericus thing bt i am now feeling more sick than usual and for no known reason and i have heaved ust twice im not sure bt now i feel sick in the stomach? any1 felt this, nd also does any1 have any idea how to combat the anxiety in your head that helps them?? w/b plz if any1 follows this

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Sorry to say i'm still sick...The "hairball" feeling is about the same too.

But after trying something last night, I am convinced that I am incapable of vomiting. I do not have an eating disorder, but I have a terrible "gag reflex", and just for the sake of experimentation, I tried to induce vomiting by putting my fingers down my throat. I did this five times in a row, and I had tears running down my face (which happens when I vomit), but all I did was dry heave.

I have found that this "bubble in my throat" feeling is temporarily relieved by forced belching. It is strange, though, because before I started getting sick and I made myself belch, I would get that disgusting acidic taste in my throat from stomach fluid coming up, but that does nt happen now, no matter how much I belch.

I wonder if maybe my esophagus is closing; I don't know what would cause it to do that. Could my sinus infection, assuming I still have it, still be causing me to feel this sick sensation??

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I'm sorry, but this sickness is terrible. It does not prevent me from eating, but it's annoying. Thanks everyone, for your past advice. I appreciate any and all help in my time of turmoil.

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Scaredbaka - must use anti-hairball treatment


HI.
I know it's been a while but I was wondering if Scaredbaka ever found out what was wrong?
I'm feeling EXACTLY the same way. I've been nauseated for 2 weeks now and i've had blood work and a CT scan of my brain done. They are both normal. This feels like pregnancy...but i'm not pregnant. I haven't puked but I constantly feel like I could at any moment.
If anyone can help me with this, I would be really happy to read your thoughts!

DID you ever find out what this was???? I am feeling EXACTLY the same way ...it's been 2 weeks and I'm sick of it.
Please help!

Hello, My 11 year old daughter has had mild nausea with occasional vomiting for several years but it happened rarely. In the past 6 months it has become far more common. In the last 3 months she is nauseated 3-7 days per week, although vomiting is not common. She has no other symptoms (no pain, no dizziness, etc). We have seen her pediatrician and are now seeing a gastroenterologist. So far they have tested for: brain tumors, sinus obstruction, cortisol, hypoglycemia, celiac, Helicobactor pylori. All were negative. She is taking Protonix in case it is acid reflux but it's not helping. We are awaiting results of giardia (sp?) and other parasite tests. If these last are also negative, we don't know what's next. Probably an endoscopy. We are struggling with this as our daughter is starting to become very upset that nothing is helping. Any advice is appreciated.

I jumped on this "forum" bc I've been experiencing the same thing--a very intense naseating feeling that isn't exactly in my stomach and comes and goes at weird points of the day. It is absolutely the strangest thing!! I find myself not being hungry until 3pm, and even then I have to force myself to eat. I have a very stressful career, so I'm banking on the fact that I never get enough sleep and am always going crazy all day long. I have found that a combination of pepto and soda water help. Also, bananas...they prevent reflux and coat the lining of your esaphagus and stomach. Also, I would limit your intake of coffee...it burns holes into your stomach!! Hope some of this helps...just make sure to drink plenty of water and keep at least something on your stomach...

Well, all the tests so far have been negative on our daughter. She is scheduled for an endoscopy and a Bravo pH probe test next week. She is still nauseated all the time, but tries to ignore it. It doesn't matter if she has food in her stomach or not, it's always there. She is not old enough to drink coffee so we don't have to worry about that. A few times each day the nausea will worsen and she'll have to stop what she's doing. We are hoping one of these next tests will reveal something that can be solved. Otherwise they are going to recommend a psychiatrist or something along those lines.

hmmmm wierd.
I had this but it ended up being insomnia & it was during the night
may I ask if you have ever had a hard blow to the head?