Why am I nauseous every morning?
Morning nausea usually comes from a short list of everyday causes, with early pregnancy always worth ruling out first when possible. The rest include overnight reflux, anxiety peaking with morning stress hormones, blood sugar dips, post-nasal drip, alcohol the evening before, and some medicines taken on an empty stomach.
A practical experiment: a plain cracker before rising, medicines after food where allowed, and earlier lighter dinners for a week.
Morning nausea persisting beyond a couple of weeks, or with weight loss, headaches or vomiting, moves from experiment to examination.
Source: NHS, feeling sick (nausea)
See a doctor promptly if
- Food sticking or difficulty swallowing, or pain on swallowing
- Unintentional weight loss with indigestion or bloating
- Vomiting blood, or vomit that looks like coffee grounds
- Black tarry stools, or a new diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia
- Persistent vomiting, or a mass felt in the upper abdomen
- New persistent bloating on most days for three weeks or more, especially in women over 50
Try the symptom diary10 seconds a day, free, nothing to installGut symptoms travel with food, stress and timing, and nobody reconstructs that from memory.
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