What to eat when nauseous

Re: What to eat when nauseous

• swizzlemalarkey member

  April 2021

  dsrt16 said:

  I'm lucky that I've never thrown up in any pregnancy. But I'm losing weight in this one because I'm so nauseous (more than I've been with any pregnancy) that I can't eat much. 
  
  After a week of eating something that works, it will no longer work and makes me sicker just thinking about it. So here is the food I can no longer eat that I used to be able to:
  
  Mashed potatoes
  Bananas 
  Rice with butter
  French fries
  Toast
  Bagels with cream cheese
  English muffins
  Jello
  Italian ice
  Anything with lemon or ginger
  Buttered noodles
  Pancakes
  Oatmeal
  Cream of wheat
  Smoothies
  Applesauce
  Protein drinks
  Jolly ranchers
  Pretzels
  Condensed vegetable soup
  Plain yogurt with granola
  Soda
  Sparkling water 
  
  
  I've never been able to do any meat, vegetables other than corn and peas, or anything peppermint. 
  
  I dont know what else to try. I've had nothing all day except v8, saltines, and eggs. 
  
  I can usually handle breakfast since I'm not that nauseous in the morning. But after that, all my things that worked are gone, and I have no idea what to try next. I thought maybe pho noodles, but have no idea. I think ramen noodles are too strong ... at least the smell is, so I've never tried them.
  
  I'm so so hungry right now, but I can't think of anything to eat. 
  
  
  

  Sorry that you’re not feeling well! It’s very hard to be hungry but not have an appetite for anything. I would recommend reaching out to your provider for their advice/possible medication to help with nausea.

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• dsrt16 member

  April 2021

  I'm on zofran already, which does make the nausea less intense. But I just cant eat much. They are having me try promethazine now. Then thry will put me on iv fluids if my ability to eat doesn't improve in the next 2 days. I dont know what else to try eating though and hoped others had ideas I havent thought of.

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• pajamstagrams member

  April 2021

  @dsrt16
  
  I noticed your food list was pretty bland. It might be worth trying something more flavorful. Sounds weird, yes, but... I had pretty bad nausea through at least 14-15 weeks, and then mild nausea the rest of the time and I actually found I could eventually tolerate things like curry, taco meat/nachos, spaghetti, pizza, etc. For me, I think it was the tomato-y flavor, so anything like that I could eat. I also ate a lot of oranges and sauerkraut 🤷‍♀️ 
  
  And also make sure you try to eat constantly, versus spacing out meals. Hunger fueled my nausea so I never let myself be hungry. 

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• swizzlemalarkey member

  April 2021 edited April 2021

  @dsrt16 hmmm I agree with what @pajamstagrams said. A lot of people can only do bland food but for some like me I really liked vinegar or acidic things. I would eat rice a lot. Avocado/guac. Hummus. Cereal. Cheese. Crackers (try some with flavor?) Sliced Cucumbers with roasted red peppers, cheese, and balsamic. Pickles . Donuts/rice krispy treats, Chicken broth/soup. Some days all that seemed good was apples and peanut butter. I did lose 8 lbs between 7 and 16 weeks because I wasn’t eating as much, And I never vomited either. I had a meat aversion for about 3 weeks and avoided it but one day I just decided to try it again and was able to eat it. (i worked in a restaurant) Maybe try walking through the grocery store or looking at recipes online and seeing if anything sounds good? Wish I could help more. But I think I just found something I could stomach and ate the same thing every day lol
  
  edited to add: a lot of the BMBs have threads about what they’re eating/can stomach. So maybe try looking there for other ideas? I just went back to look at mine and One thing I missed was grapes lol

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