severe nausea at night - no vomiting though

Says you.. I'm only ten!

me too. Constant feeling sick, gets worse in the night. N have a phobia of throwing up. And the phobia is my life's top phobia that controls over my body giving me no steering wheel to It. I just wan to throw up n feel better but i cant... im overly well aware of the tube that link from the throat to stomach... which makes it worse as i can feel the "water" coming up slowly and my body would try n keep it down... which almost dun always go back down but stays at the level for a freaking long time... its depriving me of my sleeps. I feel like a walking dead...

I realize that this post is a year old and I hope by now you have had a successful diagnosis and treatment. If not I wanted to make a suggestion because I know how terrible this is. I also was waking up nightly to either vomit or dry heave. I went to doctors and specialists; had ultrasounds and blood tests. Everything came back normal. I was told they didn't know what was causing it and maybe it was stress related or psychosomatic. I felt that didn't apply and so eventually went to an integrative clinic where the doctors were MDs who also had studied naturopathic medicine. I was told that my stomach flora was off probably due to over prescription of antibiotics. I was prescribed regular use of probiotics and using a product called "Intestinal Therapy" (which is a powder that mixes into water and tastes like chalk.) I used the tiniest amount of water with it (so I could basically hold my nose and swallow it) and drank it every morning for about 6 months or so. My nighttime nausea vanished within a few months. I wanted to post this (I never post) hoping that this might help someone else to feel better. Please see a doctor for their advice before going this route. I am not a doctor but this helped after years of nightly nausea when nothing else did. Best of luck to all those reading this who suffer from these symptoms.

Good morning everyone, I know this post is old but it still seems active and relavent.

I just wanted to post a possible solution. I also went through this terrible illness. It was debilitating and terrifying. I knew there was a problem. Tests were performed, (GI scans, colonoscopy, blood work over and over, internal and external ultrasounds and more). Diagnosis made, medicines prescribed....NOTHING worked. 

Long story short. It ended up being very severe symptoms to pre diabetes. I am not over weight but I have always been sensitive to unhealthy foods. I would eat very healthy as a result but it was not enough. If I strayed even a little, I would suffer with these horrible symptoms as well as others. Constipation, bleeding, nausea, weakness, sleeplessness and more.

It was a long, hard road to recovery that included falling off the wagon occasionally. One bad day of eating (like on a holiday or at a BBQ) would result in suffering. 

The healthier I ate, the less my body would let me stray. It was hard psychologically also as I felt that it wasn't fair that I couldn't eat like everyone else. I am a 43 year old mother of four. Working hard to take care of my family and felt as though I was being punished. 

Long story short, I got over it. I recognized it as a blessing that my body was sensitive. That it quite likely saved my life. Others are not so fortunate. Others like me, of all ages and body types, get even more ill before developing severe diabetes. I know of some, who ended up not getting diagnosed at all, their wake up call (after years of nausea) being NOT waking up but falling into diabetic shock or even coma. By then there can be permanent damage like vision and nerve degradation to extremities.

My trigger foods: just about everything!

Carbs, carbs, carbs. Rice, pasta, bread, fatty foods, sugar (soda, all bottled juices, desserts, candy), chips, potatoes, cereal and more.

Solution: (I make the solution list because ultimately, this is what worked. Period. But it was HARD.) It was not as simple as it sounds just making a silly list. It was 2 years of trial and error. 

Eating primarily a very, very low carb, high vegetable and fruit diet that is slightly higher is protein than most.

It was only possible to do with any consistency when I started following a routine. Making my diet almost a ritual of health and self love and appreciation.

I wake and made a very big glass of warm lemon, honey, himalayan pink sea salt and ginger water. I drink it slowly over and hour or so. Others I know drink it faster, same results. Then breakfast will consist primarily of one of these options: a smoothie (banana, kefir, frozen fruit, frozen ice cubes made from fresh vegetable juice), 1 or 2 eggs on a bed of spinach and fermented sides like kimchi, sauerkraut and a piece of squash and sweet potato or homemade oatmeal with dried and fresh fruit. Lunch is about the same. I rock the salads. They can be quite filling and your body will eventually crave them. Dinner is the lightest meal. Always!! Salads, seafood, eggs, beans, meat is fine if you like it...but with lots of veggies! Lunch is my heaviest meal. I generally do not use dressings anymore, I did in the beginning, now its just extra virgin olive oil, himalayan pink sea slat and spices (pepper and Korean red pepper). I just prefer it that way. I eat so much that the dressings were just too strong after a while. 

I still eat bad sometimes, never a whole day. I can take on crappy food every once in a while in very small portions and followed by lean healthy eating in the same day. My family are also on board. They all came at their own pace and willingness. 

I am healthier than I have ever been, I look and feel fantastic. My hair is growing back, as it was thinning unexplainably, and I have energy. I go to the bathroom regularly and I am currently off all of my 'stomach meds'. 

Some reprogramming had to happen, in ways that were not logical in the beginning. Example:

1. Not all fats are bad. Actually fat is very healthy and I eat quite a bit of it with no weight gain. The ones that work for me: fish, fish oil, coconut oil and extra virgin olive oil. I can eat these freely.

2. ALL pre packaged, prepared foods are bad. No matter how much I want them. No matter how healthy they say they are. I may be able to tolerated them for a short while, always ends bad.

3. Salt is good for me and actually makes me feel better. Weird, I know!! This is NOT the salt we grew up on that I am talking about!! That salt is actually not even real salt, it is made in a lab. I am talking about unrefined sea salt. It comes in all sizes and colors. My favorite by far for the way it makes me feel (mental clarity, better sleep and more) is himalayan pink sea salt.

4. Raw honey is magical. Not regular cooked and strained honey but local raw honey. Support your local bee people. They rock! Helps with allergies and great for overall digestive health of adults. 

5. Develop a routine. It is hard, I know!! School, kids, work...chaos! Try though, as much a possible. It is the only way to make long term changes. What is an example of routine? Honey, lemon and salt tonic every morning and before bed. Planning, shopping and preparing the foods you need everyday. (it is actually easier to do, compared to the way we use to eat!) and juicing regularly to make ice cubes for smoothies etc. 

I hope this helps someone. 

After rereading, I noticed all of my mistakes. I apologize for all of the typos! Also, the highlighted and double underlined words that are links happened after I published. The words are correct but I did not make any links. Also I only mentioned briefly without explanation, that I ended up having to focus heavily on my gut flora. I was barren due to antibiotics and diet. I started with really good, refrigerated probiotic pills but eventually was able to replace them totally with probiotic foods like milk and water kefir (homemade), yogurts, kimchi, sauerkraut and live uncooked foods with enzymes. I mention this because it took me a very long time to feel better and this was key to digestion, waste elimination and overall well being. D.L.

I have the same thing! It's so annoying and Incase of indigestion or acid I eat a rennie. Still doesn't help but It starts around 8 until I go to bed. I've tryed everything but still isn't helping. I think you should try having a rennie which helps your digestive system and acid in your stomach. Just Incase you have something different to me

I have the same thing! It's so annoying and Incase of indigestion or acid I eat a rennie. Still doesn't help but It starts around 8 until I go to bed. I've tryed everything but still isn't helping. I think you should try having a rennie which helps your digestive system and acid in your stomach. Just Incase you have something different to me

I know this post is old. But if you see this and your daughter still has emetophobia you should check out PSTEC. they are special therapy tracks that speaks to the subconscious mind. Used for phobia and other things.
 

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Ive been having bad nausea when i try to sleep and it keeps me up all night, and my parents refuse to take me to a doctor because they say im too young for gallstones or cancer, and that my symptoms arent severe enough. I have my first day of school soon and id really like to be fully rested and not up at night all the time.

This same think has been happening with me, maybe a bit different.
I eat around 7 and go to be between 9:30 and 10:30. I sleep for a bit and always wake up at about 12;00 feeling nauseous and sweaty and gross. Sometimes I even sit by the toilet because i just want it out so i can sleep. Most of the time i end up feeling ok by 4:30 am and fall asleep only to wake at 7:30 for school. I feel ok and so i eat breakfast, 15 mins after eating i feel really nauseous again? Whats going on?

Could be caused by tiredness. I get this too

hehhee...even i have problem with nausea..since 5 yrs..i used to feel nauseated all the time or any tie in a day.but now a days,i am nauseated mostly at night times..i m an emetophobic and even i hate throwing up.i had stones in kidney(thaks to my sis).now they got cleared recently.i thought my nausea was due to kidney stones but now i know i was wrong.i m 16 yrs old.i stay with my grandmom and grandfather.they never get my point of nausea and force me for everything.even when my ausea worsens,they bash me n make me go to the college.it worsens there n i cant even express there.i tried telling my problem to them most of the times but of no use.everytime i express my problem n try to make them understand,they make me listen and finally say that i am always sick and unwell and i should be admitted in hospital for life. :( along with nausea,i have to face their harsh words too..plz help me :(

you must find someone who will listen to you. maybe someone at your college. you need help.

I went off milk for 8 months and nothing in the improvement department

This is exactly my symptoms - I feel like my food doesn't digest at night. Did you get anywhere with the endoscopy?