Constant hunger and nausea

mikescutie7 · December 2013

I feel like I'm going crazy here. I finally got nausea this week but the worst part of it is I'm always hungry and hunger makes me feel more nauseous. So I'm battling a lack of appetite with a need to eat constantly. If I don't eat every two hours I get extreme hunger and feel crappy but the thought of food makes me gag.

Also I will literally just eat and still feel hungry, its driving me nutty! I feel like there's no way I could possibly still be hungry

Sorry to be an AW I just need to vent. Please feel free to vent about what is driving you crazy right now pregnancy symptom-wise

Texasgurly0313 · December 2013

I feel like I get more irritated than usual at certain things.

For example, my mom was smacking her gum really loudly yesterday when we were driving around, and I wanted to yell out "For the love of all that is holy, please stop smacking your fucking gum." That normally would not have bothered me as much. That, and I can normally only stand to be around her for 2-3 days at a time, and that was the 5th day of spending all day with her.

And the exhaustion has been killer so far. As long as I can get a cup of coffee in, I think I'll be okay when I go back to work on Wednesday, but that royally sucked this week. It also didn't help that I had to switch my body from a night schedule to a day schedule (and I have to switch back to nights for when I go back to work).

MyFirstRaspberry · December 2013

I have the same issue between hunger and nausea. I feel the worst when I'm hungry, so I will eat. It surprises me how suddenly the hunger pains come.

Jentech84 · December 2013

Same here OP. I'll go from feeling fine to deathly hungry and need to eat NOW. If I don't I'll feel weak, nauseated, dizzy, etc. I'm trying to remind myself to have a bite every couple of hrs - be it fruit, yogurt (which can help settle a stomach), nuts, etc

caybeh · December 2013

Yeah, the eating constantly does help ward off nausea, but is so annoying. I've also been really tired this week. My H has been off of work for Christmas, so it has been nice that I can nap whenever and he'll take care of DS. I have a feeling once he goes back to work, DS will watch a lot of TV....

liz4paws · December 2013

Yeah, sounds about right. I've been waking up night after night around 3am with some extreme nausea. I realized it's due to hunger. So I eat some cheese (forcing it down because it's NOT appetizing) and I feel better about 10 min later.

I ended up getting cottage cheese to just shovel on my mouth which is a lot easier, full of protein, and doesn't require chewing. It works like medicine. Protein seems to help way better than carbohydrates do. Good luck!

Scaura · December 2013

Have you tried drinking your calories? While I am not usually a fan of that approach, it can help when you need them and can't tolerate food. A high quality whey protein shake, juice, milkshake, even a sports drink may help. Keeping yout blood sugar as level as possible may help. I never drink anything with calories but have found lately that half a 30oz bottle of low sugar apple juice and half water is really helping to balance my sugar when I don't have the stomach to eat and keeping me well hydrated. I drink a minimum of 3 of those bottles daily and aim for 100oz per day. I have also noticed the more hydrated I am, the less sick I feel so between 90-120oz of fluid a day seems to be working well for me right now. I need a minimum of 80oz per day and going over that amount seems to me keeping my nausea tolerable. The apple juice mixture has a ton more calories than I am used to drinking, but for this temporary period, it is helping.

mislogis · December 2013

I went to the store and bought all little containers of fruit (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries) it's great to have on hand for the constant eating. I pop a few berries (or the small container) and I feel better, and in know it's not junk food.

HereWeGoAgain29 · December 2013

Confession - I have eaten approximately 4 meals today, and am salivating over the dinner (meal #5) that I will devour in about an hour. Definitely don't remember being this constantly hungry last time around.

lckcdc3 · December 2013

mikescutie7 said:

I feel like I'm going crazy here. I finally got nausea this week but the worst part of it is I'm always hungry and hunger makes me feel more nauseous. So I'm battling a lack of appetite with a need to eat constantly. If I don't eat every two hours I get extreme hunger and feel crappy but the thought of food makes me gag.

Also I will literally just eat and still feel hungry, its driving me nutty! I feel like there's no way I could possibly still be hungry

Sorry to be an AW I just need to vent. Please feel free to vent about what is driving you crazy right now pregnancy symptom-wise

This is me exactly

mikescutie7 · December 2013

Glad I'm not the only one but sorry you have to go thru it too. Today started off just as crappy but miraculously after I ate my lunch I felt 99% better and had a good day afterwards.

Unfortunately I feel it coming back. I tried eating often today and drinking a lot of water but I'm already cringing at the thought of dinner and there's a good chance I will be puking my guts out at some point tonight

mikescutie7 · December 2013

Scaura said:

Have you tried drinking your calories? While I am not usually a fan of that approach, it can help when you need them and can't tolerate food. A high quality whey protein shake, juice, milkshake, even a sports drink may help. Keeping yout blood sugar as level as possible may help. I never drink anything with calories but have found lately that half a 30oz bottle of low sugar apple juice and half water is really helping to balance my sugar when I don't have the stomach to eat and keeping me well hydrated. I drink a minimum of 3 of those bottles daily and aim for 100oz per day. I have also noticed the more hydrated I am, the less sick I feel so between 90-120oz of fluid a day seems to be working well for me right now. I need a minimum of 80oz per day and going over that amount seems to me keeping my nausea tolerable. The apple juice mixture has a ton more calories than I am used to drinking, but for this temporary period, it is helping.

I actually thought of that, I can't stand apple juice but I think I could drink some cranberry juice. I also bought some odwalla fruit smoothies earlier just in case and I think they will definitely come in handy

BG09 · December 2013

I feel the same way, OP. I get hungry constantly, and as soon as I'm hungry I'm nauseous. I stocked up on popsicles and also got some orange sherbet which seems to help settle my stomach when nothing else sounds good...

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