Wife gets sick after eating, NOT pregnant

sbryant · Newbie Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 2

My wife has been getting nauseus after eating dinner for nearly two months now. She has taken a pregnancy test, and tested negative (her periods are also normal).

Within 30 minutes or so after eating, she gets sick to her stomach and sometimes throws up a little. She describes the throwing up as food coming up her throat, without the stomach contractions associated with "normal" throwing up. When she does this only a little vomit comes up. Trying to make herself vomit is fruitless. She started Prilosec OTC several weeks ago, and says it may have helped slightly. She says it does not feel like heartburn, and the material she vomits is often thick and doesn't generally seem very acidic. The vomit looks and tastes like the food she ate - it is not green or yellow or anything like that.

This seems to happen more if she eats greasy foods and/or overeats. She is a school teacher, so she eats greasy lunches almost every day but doesn't get sick. She also can eat fast food for breakfast every day and not get sick. She says it feels almost as if the food is building up in her stomach throughout the day, and the dinner meal "pushes it over the limit". She is quite a bit overweight if that is relavant (~240 lbs on a 5'1" frame).

Does this sound like a stomach ailment, gall bladder, or something else? She has resisted going to the doctor, as aside from the nausea and minor vomiting she feels okay. There are no stomach cramps.

Thanks all Smile

Shane

jeannine_29 · Newbie Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 66 Location: California

Hi. I am so sorry to hear about your wife's discomfort/vomiting! Does she have any other symptoms? It could possibly be her gallbladder, but gallbladder problems usually have some sort of pain. Are her stools black or tarry? She could also have an ulcer. Either way, if this problem is persisting, she needs to be seen by a doctor just to make sure it is not anything dangerous. Good luck!

Jeannine

sbryant · Newbie Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 2

She hasn't noted any other symptoms. Today we had a large lunch, and sure enough she had food "coming back up" shortly after. This was not accompanied by nausea this time, though. It may be that she doesn't eat enough at breakfast/lunch to normally cause a problem. It definitely seems volume related, and if the food is "greasy", it seems worse (the nausea part). She'll probably see our family doctor later this week just to be on the safe side. Thanks for the input Smile

Shane

jeannine_29 · Newbie Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 66 Location: California

Hi Shane! Well I am glad that you are taking her to the doctors! My theory is Better safe than sorry!! Like I said, it could be acid reflux or gallbladder. I have severe acid reflux myself so I know how that is. Have your wife try to wait to go to bed after eating and sleep with her head elevated and see if that helps. Good luck!

Jeannine

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I am going thru the exact the same thing as your wife. She describes it perfectly....the feeling like food builds up during the day and always after dinner about 15-30 minutes getting sick.

I have been to doctor after doctor about this, every single one also perscribed a Rx antacid which like your wife, did me little good if any.

I had one doctor suggest I had a "lazy gallblader" lol but was tested and showed no signed of gallblader problems.

I wish I had an answer for her, but perhaps it helps to know she is not alone in this.....I am miserable and am desprate to find an answer to this. I hope we both can someday.

Guest · Guest

So obviously what you read here is no substitute for seeing a doctor, particularly a GI specialist.... but that said, when you said what she bring up looks relatively undigested, I thought of something. Sometimes people have a pouch off their esophagus, and food can go down into it. It may come back up later, and because it never gets to the stomach, it doesn't get digested much or touch acid. It's called a diverticulum, and a radiologist can do some imaging to look for it.

Other than that, there are a couple other problems you can develop that are just in the esophagus (again, before the stomach) that might be causing the problem. Sometimes these things can develop complications, so it's always a good idea to go to a doc and have them take a look at you. Best of luck getting it worked out!

A Medical Student

em · Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

I have been throwing up for more than 3 weeks now. At first I thought I had food poisoning because i had diarreha and nausea and i was dehydrated all the time. I went to the emergency because all that throwing up made my chest hurt and i had trouble swallowing food. they prescribed Protonix to me and said that i just had food poisoning and that I should let it run its course. After taking that medicine I felt better for maybe a day and then i was back to throwing up again. Now its gotten really bad. I throw up after EVERY meal I eat and I get back pains and stomach aches. I am having trouble sleeping and I am dizzy half of the time. I even throw up WATER. eating or drinking anything is making me sick.. can anyone tell me wat this could be?
Oh i even did a pregnancy test.. TWICE.. and it was negative. my periods are normal but I dont know whats wrong with me and it is really frustrating.. please help.

Guest · Guest

Hi i have found this myself. It has happened for a number of years now. Its seems it only happens to me in the evening though.

My Doc said dont worry about try an ant acid etc..

Tld him sysptoms, ie bringing up sometimes complete chunks of food etc!!

One thing you cld try is to try eating bigger meals in the day, ie eat like a king in the morning, Prince in the afternoon and a Pauper in the evening as it cld it to do with the Metabolism.

Is there any Chrones in the Family or Divoticulitus etc?!!! Wld be intereted to know if there are. Good Luck.

Guest · Guest

Anyone who experiences this problem might want to get tested for Celiac Disease (gluten intolerance), as well for other food intolerances or allergies. I had similar problems, and found after getting tested that I was both gluten and lactose intolerant. If, as in my case before I was diagnosed, you continually consume problem foods, it can be difficult to pinpoint a trigger.

One can also develop food allergies and intolerances later in life, so if you've never experienced problems before, it is still possible for the symptoms to be tied to a (newly developed or newly exacerbaed) food allergy.

Good luck, hope it gets better!

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