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Posted 6/27/2010 9:11 PM (GMT 0)
Paperweight doesn't post here anymore.

Welcome to HW. Please start your own thread and introduce yourself. :)

Joy
Posted 6/29/2010 4:02 PM (GMT 0)

Hi 2Hawaii,

I guess it could be.  To be honest however, my GERD came on AFTER my gallbladder was removed.

2Hawaii said...
I'm a newbie to HealingWell.com and I too have GERD, IBS and what I think is a gall bladder problem. I'd suggest any of you have morning sickness to all look into all the aspects of a gall bladder being the source of your problem. I started out 8 years ago with diarrhea which was diagnosed as IBS. It has continued to go on 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week for 8 yrs, keeping me home bound. Then 2 months ago I had a terrible attack of pain in the same area as the GERD, with nausea, and throwing up (something I almost never do). After a weekend of horrible pain I went to my Dr. and she diagnosed GERD and put me on meds. It's now 2 moths later and I'm pretty much back on my feet from the attack and last week, after doing a google search on the net, I found this web site. From all the reading I've done on here, I'm now convinced that I also have a gall bladder problem. I've also come to the conclusion that my sludgy gall bladder may very well be the cause of my GERD and very possibly the main cause of my IBS. So, my suggestion is, ck out the info on gall bladder and see if there's a chance that your cause of nausea and GERD is a gall bladder or gall stones.

Posted 7/7/2010 12:50 PM (GMT 0)

I have had this same problem for as long as I can remember.  It's been much worse recently, but I can't afford to see a doctor, so I turned to the internet.

I too cannot stand the thought or smell of food in the mornings.  Even water sometimes makes me vomit.  I have only found two things that help in the slightest, so I thought I would share.

First, I've found that dramamine helps the nausea better than any other OTC meds, but it sometimes makes me sleepy in the mornings, which is not good.  The non-drowsy kind helps too, but doesn't work quite as well.

Second, I found that when I take a multi-vitimin the "morning sickness" is much worse, so I've stopped doing that and only buy specific vitimins (like C, Cod Liver Oil, or B-Complex) and only take them when I feel I absolutely need to.

Hope that can help someone until they make it to the doc!  If you have any tips for me I would appreciate them!


Posted 7/7/2010 1:49 PM (GMT 0)
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Also take the time to read through the comments in this thread as you may find them helpful.



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Kitt
Posted 4/19/2011 9:25 AM (GMT 0)
confused I am a 19 year old girl who just recently started experiencing this. Please don't jump on me and say I am pregnant because I am not. My mother has terrible issues with her systems as well. I also recently lost my medical insurance, and my job. I honestly wish I was just pregnant because a baby, i could deal with. This is just torture, and after reading this i have absolutely no hope of it going away. I guess with the recourses I have I should not expect much help or advice from anyone, seeing as no one seems to have many ideas anyway. I thought I would share my story though. Its hard being 19 and waking up at like 2-5 every morning and just feeling like you want to die. It's like a daily hangover. So far sadly and emo enough as it is, one of the only things to help me sleep again is crying. I'm very sorry for everyone who has to deal with this as I do.

As you all are, i am just looking for answers.
OneSadPanda
Posted 4/19/2011 1:38 PM (GMT 0)
I have been getting this a lot lately as well. I do think for the women it may be a hormonal issue, pregnant or not. I am peri-menopausal and have read a lot lately about how GERD sometimes comes with it which makes me all the more sure that it is hormonal for some women during this time.
Posted 4/20/2011 9:00 PM (GMT 0)
I had morning nausea as a symptom of my GERD. Having had children, I can say it felt exactly the same as the morning sickness, for which I did end up taking Zantac. Pregnancy hormones relax the LES, so maybe that's why the symptoms are similar to GERD.

Taking omeprazole at night helped but it was a few months before it settled.
Posted Today 7:38 PM (GMT 0)
confused  I have had morning sickness every since high school.  I am now 47.  No doctor has ever tried to find out why.  Its so embarrassing to tell people, they don't believe me.  When I say I can't come to a morning meeting or appointment or work, they roll thier eyes and some laugh and call me lazy.  This is a very big burden to me. I have a hernieated reflux muscle but that happened when I was 23 and pregnant, 8 years after I started having morning sickness.   I have IBS but didn't get it til 12 years after the morning sickness started.  And now, when I HAVE to get up for some reason I get so upset and nervous I have anxiety attacks before and during. 

It does not matter when I go to bed or if I go to bed at all.  From like 6am to noon I'm sick.  If I sleep through it I'm fine.  The earlier I get up the worse the neaseau is.  If i get up like 11am I can usually fight vomiting.

It would change my life if I could feel good getting up in the morning.

 

Posted Today 8:26 PM (GMT 0)
I had that too - to the point I'd be throwing up in a cup driving down the road. - it was awful. Had a colonostopy - nothing, gall bladder checked - nothing and then a endoscopy - eureka - I had EE - eosinophilic esophagitis. It was low - where the esophagus enters the stomach - you can even press on the area and it felt like a bad bruise. I was put on endocort (an expensive steroid - back in 2006 it was $600 a month) - but within a week or two I was fine. Just recently on one of my many trips to ENT to try to figure out about my throat issues I mentioned EE and he said it was usually related to allergies.
Not sure if that's your problem - but an endoscopy might be worth getting - I just hope you have insurance that actually pays something unlike mine.
Posted Today 8:29 PM (GMT 0)
Moby Dix - I just read your threat and my gastro doctor told me that gall bladder problems usually show up in the early hours of the morning - you might want to check this out - I know you said you didn't have insurance - I had mine checked and it came out of my pocket - and it's not cheap but it's also not horribly expensive.
Posted 3/15/2012 8:42 PM (GMT 0)

hi i posted on here back in 08 when i first stumbled on this site looking for a reason for my morning sickness not being pregnant.  i have suffered with nausea and vomiting for about 15 years.  been to countless doctors with no answers except anxiety and was put on xanax. i also have gerd.  none of the nausea pills they gave me worked. well i'm back now to let you know that i may have found something that might help.  for years i was on oxycodone, a strong pain med,  which stopped my nausea in its tracsd but  i only came upon this when i was in pain and put on it for that reason.  i stopped looking for reason for my nausea because the oxycodone worked so well i didn't need anything else. recently my doctor stopped giving the oxycodone due to the abuse of the medication. afraid i would start with the nausea and vomiting again i found a new GI.  he gave me dexilant for the gerd and i found it also works for my nausea and vomiting.  i have not been sick a day since i started it. i take it a night instead of before i eat in the morning. it works great. and i hope it will help some of you like it helped me. good luck and hope you all find the answers you need.

liz

Posted 3/15/2012 9:29 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there,

Glad you're doing OK. I also found I have to take my ppi at night in order to prevent morning nausea. I also use chewable licorice on waking if I wake up feeling yukky.

MMM
Posted 3/16/2012 4:16 PM (GMT 0)
Although this thread started a couple of years ago I found it interesting. Ten years ago I started waking up in the middle of the night with pain and often an upset stomach. I often have nausea in the morning after I get up. It usually starts 5 to 10 minutes after getting up and will last a few minutes or until noon. I have had 6 endoscopies, TIF to stop sever reflux, but it continues with no explanation.
Posted 3/16/2012 6:53 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Tandem R

Are you still (since the op) not eating for 3 hours before bed? I'm worse for fasting so I have to make sure I don't go too long overnight - maybe you could experiment regarding how long you go without food (is a longer fast better for you or a shorter fast . . . ).

Have you tried something like Gaviscon on your way to bed too? Maybe you have an element of gastritis??

MMM
Posted 3/17/2012 1:14 AM (GMT 0)
Several years ago I had the morning nausea - I found out you can drive and throw up into a cup at the same time lol. It was awful trying to work with this - finally had an endoscopy and found I had EE (which an earlier poster also had) - the gastro doctor prescribed Endocort - a steroid and it cleared it up within days. Once in a while I'll get a bit of flare up but it usually goes away pretty fast.
Posted 3/18/2012 2:23 PM (GMT 0)
Mudmagnetmum wrote: "Are you still (since the op) not eating for 3 hours before bed? I'm worse for fasting so I have to make sure I don't go too long overnight - maybe you could experiment regarding how long you go without food (is a longer fast better for you or a shorter fast . . . ).
Have you tried something like Gaviscon on your way to bed too? Maybe you have an element of gastritis??"

Yes, I have tried Gaviscon, other antiacids, alka-selzer, bentyl, fiber pills and carafate. I have tried a 3 - 4 hours of not eating before bed but seem to sleep better with food in my stomach and usually eat when I get up during the night. Sometimes I fix a bowl of old fashion oatmeal with a banana cooked in it which works the best. After an hour or so I go back to sleep sitting on the couch or in my reclining chair.

I think that you are correct that I have some gastritis but after 6 endoscopies I am told that everything looks fine.

Thank you for your response and suggestions. It is frustrating and limiting to my life.

Sheldon
Posted 3/18/2012 5:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Sheldon,

I was diagnosed by my GI doc as having a "reactive stomach", which means it's very sensitive and can act up with little provocation.  I understand your feeling better with something in your stomach.  Mine is sometimes very uncomfortable when I get up from sleeping/fasting overnight.  As soon as I eat something it feels better.  Rather than nauseated, though, it feels plain irritated.

I understand your frustration with the GI specialty, as I have suffered for many years with absolutely no help from my GI docs.  I suppose I should modify that to say almost no help.

I hope you find an answer very soon. 

By the way...how does your stomach handle antibiotics?  Just wondering...

Best wishes,

Denise

 

Posted 3/19/2012 1:03 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Denise,

Thank you for your reply. Some times I have some irritated feeling like you do. I have taken several antibiotics over the last few years due to sinus infections. Antibiotics have not seemed to be a problem for my stomach. Since my TIF, I am able to eat a much wider variety of foods but red wine, dark beer, coffee and soft drinks still bother my stomach. I must have a "reactive stomach" like you have. I will Google it and see what I can find out. Thank you!

I have given up on finding an answer and have decided that I have to live with it. I wake up every night and have to sit up for an hour or two to get back to sleep. It is a particular problem when I travel.

Regards,
Sheldon
Posted 3/19/2012 2:22 AM (GMT 0)
Sheldon,

Sorry you're struggling so.  Did your problem preceed your TIF?  I'm assuming so.  I find that my wrap is more sensitive than most because of the sensitivity of my stomach lining.  (I had a Nissen in 2009)  If I eat a lot of rough food (raw veggies, popcorn, etc.) I can get my wrap irritated.  Still, I'm much better overall after my surgery.  In my case, reflux caused serious lung issues. 

Anyway, I'm glad that you're able to enjoy more problem-free eating since your TIF.

BTW, my GI pronounced my stomach issues "reactive" in contrast to my question regarding chronic gastritis.  I get gastritis easily.  I guess that's his definition of reactive stomach.

Good luck finding an answer.  Don't give up!

Best wishes,

Denise

Posted 3/19/2012 5:53 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Denise,

Thank you for your response. It is good to hear that your Nissen took care of your reflux and lung problems. Reflux can cause serious health problems.

Yes, my not sleeping and nausea in the morning started years before my TIF. I thought that it was from reflux and that the TIF would take care of it. After my first endoscopy in '04 I was told that I had gastritis. I started this with many symptoms concerning my stomach and abdomen. I have been diagnosed with gall bladder which was removed and I improved, hemochromatosis (high iron) that required I have 12 units of blood drawn in 26 months and now a unit every four months. Last is the severe reflux which has improved since my TIF.

I am retired and pay for my health insurance. With the cost of health insurance, deductibles and co-pays I can't continue paying these every year to look for an answer. I will just have to live with it.

Thanks again for your response. This forum has been a help to me and I appreciate the information.

Regards,
Sheldon
Posted 6/18/2012 5:07 PM (GMT 0)
I have fibro and Gerd. I have been dealing with this morning sickness for as long as I can remember. I have notice if I eat something very light right before bed like a couple pretzels it seems to help and keep water by your bed. I hope they figure this out though; it keeps me from school.
Posted 8/9/2014 1:35 AM (GMT 0)
ive had this too, for me personally, i believe it was cortisone.
I am a guy so pregnancy was definately not the cause, only after reading some online forums did i notice that alot of the people have or had a phobia of vomiting. which led me to believe that this is a cycle. nausea in the morning triggers a panic like attack,( change of breathing, tapping, pinching or any other distracting act), and the new release of cortisone which again makes you nausea the following morning. i had a loss of appetite which caused hunger pains which caused more pannic like attacks and so the cycle continued.

i have, or used to have a phobia of vomiting. when i feel sick my breathing changes and i have all the reactions of a panic attack, even tho i thought i was over the phobia. This causes more cortisone, loss of appetite and more nausea.
my solution was resigning to the situation that caused the triggering stress, even though it was just a mior stress, it was the trigger.
forcing myself to eat what i could when i could also helped. protein is good as this makes you feel full.
Lower the cortisone from whatever stress you have, and eat to stop the hunger pains from triggering the panic like attacks, and the cycle stops.

Hope this can help anyone else like me who was loosing weight, stressed about not knowing what was happening, and almost lost their job by not shoing up for morning after morning.

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