Is it normal to be nauseous before and after eating?
Hi, I think I'm developing or have developed an eating disorder or something along those lines, I'm not sure what it is.
Anyways, I don't eat enough in the day. Though, lately I've been getting very nauseous and I don't know why. It's before and after I eat. Sometimes the thought of food makes me nauseous, but that's only happened a few times. Maybe I'm eating too quickly. I've been fine while doing this for a while, but now I've been getting sick from it
Last edited by Pi.R^2 : 07-08-2023 at 12:32 PM.
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Essentially no, that's not normal. We aren't allowed to provide medical advice or suggestions here so all I can really suggest is speaking to a doctor so they can explore what's causing this nausea.
In terms of having an eating disorder - have you ever spoken to anyone about your thoughts around food? You do need to eat more but I know that's tricky not only because of eating disordered thoughts but also with the nausea (I had a lot of bother with that for a while when I was in recovery) so I think it's crucial to seek help for both your disordered eating and the nausea.
I've spoken to a friend about it and a past therapist, but the therapist only told me to not go below a certain point. It's gotten worse now, though.
I'm scared to reach out to anyone professional about it, or someone close in my life. It'll just be the generic response of "oh, you don't have to do that, you're already perfect the way you are." I think for me it's more about control than trying to obtain a certain body image. It's comforting in a way to know that I'm ruining myself. This stems from my past. And again as with anything else, I'm scared of someone taking that comfort away from me.
I have a bunch of allergies and sensitivities to food, so maybe that's what causes, it I'm not sure. But usually when I make food for myself, it doesn't bother me since I can see what I'm actually eating. I'll try and make a meal from the fridge without anything processed or bagged and see if that helps
I mean, not convinced the therapist's response was ideal...
I can see why you're reluctant to seek help, but a good professional would be able to work with you to deal with your past and the desire for control, rather than just spew pleasantries about you being already perfect. But of course that's going to work much better if you're ready to try to change and that's a hard place to reach.
What about at least seeing a professional to discuss the physical side of things?
unfortunately unless a therapist is specifically trained and specialised in treating disorders (and often even then) they still tend to be horrible at saying the right things.
definitely sounds like its worth asking a medical human about - and maybe asking for a referral to a dietician human. again looking for one with experience with eating disorders, so generally want to look for an actual registered dietician instead of a nutritionist.
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You can't always keep it separate.
This is happening, this is part of you.
I feel like I'll need multiple therapists that specialize in different things then ahah. I'm going to start therapy soon I think, so maybe she'll be better than my last one. My last one was nice and a good person, but she couldn't offer what I really needed which was out of her skill set (I think she was more along the lines of a counselor).
I'll go see someone if my nausea continues. It's gotten better recently, though, at least with eating. Sometimes I still get nauseous for reasons I'm unsure of, maybe lack of substance. I have to find a reason to stop first. I think once I start therapy and have some support, I'll be able to at least make some progress. Although, I am worried I'm praising therapy so much that I'll be disappointed once I start
We do know some humans who have two therapist humans - one who specialises in EDs, and one who deals with the other things. So it is a thing that is uncommon, but possible. It can also be overwhelming and expensive to do it that way.
That said, often finding an RD and a medical human to handle the ED stuff, and then having a therapist human who can help with other things but is at least not an idiot about EDs can be a good option too. It's really about figuring out what you want to work on the most, and finding the therapist human that will be able to help with those things.
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You can't always keep it separate.
This is happening, this is part of you.
Well thank you. It's kind of upsetting how expensive therapy can be, ahah. I'll probably just go to the one therapist I've been looking at. My eating habits are tied to past trauma and it's basically the cause of it, so I think dealing with the trauma first would also help the ED stuff. I'm hoping at least, but it makes sense in my head.
But thank you. I'm not sure what I'll do and if we have the funds. The one therapy place I'm looking into offers a grant or whatever it is, and if we qualify then I'll get therapy for free. Well, free besides taxes. Maybe one day I'll find someone who specializes in ED and if not then I hope to get over it with time
it definitely makes sense to deal with trauma stuff first if that's what triggers the ED, as long as there's not pressing medical needs - which is why it's really important to have a medical human checking on you and aware. glad you are looking into therapy. hopefully you can find a medical human too.
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You can't always keep it separate.
This is happening, this is part of you.
I moved a while ago and we're still getting set up and everything. I think I'll probably go to the doctor soon, so maybe I can mention it and get a referral for someone who might know more about the health side of things. I don't really want to mention the ED stuff, only the nausea side of things.
Edit: I looked it up because that's where all the reliable and accurate information is. It might be a few things which seem reasonable. They're all tied to the ED. I'm pretty sure it's not a medical reason and more like a side effect of the ED. Unless I have something internally wrong with me
So pleased you're getting a therapist soon and I do hope that working through the trauma will help you make sense of your ED and perhaps make the behaviour feel less necessary.
It wouldn't do any harm to still be checked out physically- there's also medication that can help with nausea that maybe would be considered.
My nausea has been getting better recently as it's not as frequent. I'll probably go to the doctor soon anyways. If it continues for any longer, I'll mention it to someone, but I really don't want to get anyone close to me involved. That's mostly because of fear, though. For mediation, I'd have to mention it to someone which I don't want to do. I think I have ginger gum that might help?? I'll have to find it on a I'm home.
I think my trauma is sort of tied to ED and the therapist specializes in my specific trauma, so maybe she'll know a bit about it since that's in her knowledge? I'm not sure, but it'll be alright.
Well I don't know what ginger gum is. Update: googled it. Good plan! Anything with ginger in it is good for nausea so if you find the ginger gum displeasing you could try ginger biscuits or something. Is ginger tea a thing? I don't know if I just invented that.
A therapist specialising in your specific trauma sounds ideal! I really hope that works out - where are you up to in terms of accessing that?
I think I might have ginger tea? I have never heard of ginger biscuits and am both turned off by them and intrigued.
I have a therapist in mind, but I need to actually make an appointment or whatever you'd call it. I don't know when she'd be able to get me in. It's also kind of difficult since I'm a minor and I have to wait on my parents to check the place out and make an appointment session time slot thing with her for me.
And thank you, I hope the therapy helps but I'm worried that I'm self consciously making it out to be like a one time cure and I'll be good for the rest of my life kind of thing.
Oh my I need to learn to just respond to things and not get sidetracked. I chunked this down significantly. I think I'm just lonely hahaha...
Oh wow! Maybe ginger biscuits are an English thing! They're quite common here and I also make my own softer ginger biscuits as I don't like really crunchy biscuits.
Go go go! Make an appointment! (I appreciate that you need some support from your parents with arranging that though)
Life is maybe not quite as simple as we'd hope it to be but sometimes the right therapy at the right time can make things an awful lot better :)
I think biscuits might be more of an English thing, haha. Maybe one day I could try them but I'm trying to figure out how they work. I'll look it up later probably.
I don't know if I want to start therapy anymore. My family is worried about money and all that and I'm worried we won't qualify for the grant thing. I have to wait a little longer because my parent is getting a schedule for a job Tuesday, so that's when they'll look into it. In fact, they were yelling at each other yesterday over money and then I went with one for back to school shopping and felt guilty. I don't know where I stand regarding therapy anymore. Truth be told, I'm used to being alone.
I know it's my thread, but I'm not trying to bore someone to death while reading it when it's the length of a book. I'm just trying to respond but my brain can't respond and has to go: "oh, this event is kinda connected to this event, even though the connection is very slim." It's like in cartoons where the antagonist flips a sign and the protagonist goes the wrong way. That's me, except I'm doing it to myself and here I go again gosh
Ohwait, are you American? Biscuit means something else in England than they do in the US I think.
Oh goodness, that sounds stressful. If you get the grant will that mean the you wouldn't have to pay at all? It sucks that you heard your parents arguing about money :( Do they know that you heard? Hopefully if they knew that, they'd want to reassure you that you don't need to worry about their financial problems.
Haha! I guess you can always spill over into your RV if you think you're going off on a tangent :P
They probably do mean something different. Sigh. And no, I was standing right there in awkward silence as my stomach churned guiltily. I'm pretty sure if we qualify for the grant thing it'll be alright, but it depends on how much income we have. They're gonna have to contact the place and find out more about everything, obviously. But it's fine I guess. I've waited a month so a few more days is nothing...
Oh, and the nausea has subsided significantly. Sometimes it comes back. I think I may have ate something bad or I ate something that I have a sensitivity to. I ate a lot of things with soy in them, so it may have irritated me since I don't eat it a lot. I'm still not eating enough probably, but it's alright. Well it's not alright I'm just telling myself it's alright because I don't know what to do to get better, ahaha
I hope you find out about it soon and that it's a positive answer. You deserve to get some proper help for this.
I'm glad the nausea has gotten better. If you could increase your intake even a little bit that would be ideal! Your body and brain need fuel to be at their best.
I feel guilty if I "eat too much." I think that I've been doing this for so long that it's hard to stop at this point. It's like a habit. I know I should eat more and I don't have an excuse on why I'm not. Therapy should help a bit, I'm hoping
