k2bdeutmeyer Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 My good friend is having some tummy troubles with this pregnancy. She is about 20 weeks and says no matter what she eats she feels sick. Not sick like morning sickness, but sick like she ate too many candy bars. Her words are: "you know how you feel after you eat too much sugar? like your mouth is starchy and you feel ill.... like I am never eating again - it's like that" She says it happens no matter what she eats. Suggestions? Ideas why this may be happening to her? She says it is not bloating, gas, heartburn, feeling overfull, or anything like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Has she had her blood sugar checked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 She had quite a bit of bloodwork done and all has been normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Is she drinking enough water? (half her body weight in ounces of water per day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 That sounds kinda like gestational diabetes to me. I would absolutely call the OB. Anything out of the ordinary could be a symptom of a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 she says yes, because it's the only thing that makes her feel better ETA: This was in response to the question about water intake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFourSons Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I had similiar symptoms during my last pregnancy (my fifth), and all my tests were normal as well. I felt sick to my stomach all the time, it was much worse than nausea, similiar to what you described, and it lasted 24 hours a day. My doctor didn't want to give me medication for nausea, he kept saying we should give it one more week and see if it was gone. For some reason, drinking milk helped a little, and of course I drank tons of water. Also, TUMS seemed to help me a little. It finally subsided around week 25, and the rest of my pregnancy was normal, so hopefully this will just resolve itself for your friend as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Yeh, it sounds similar to how I feel when I need to eat, or after I've eaten junk when I needed to eat real food. Sour candy or a breathsavers mint (spearmint) help me to feel better at least temporarily. But I have blood sugar problems and it can drop suddenly with me, leaving me quite ill. How has her blood pressure been? Is she anemic? Maybe TMI to ask, but does she find herself need to visit the bathroom during/after an episode of feeling this way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 She is anemic (always has been), but doesn't not find herself making bathroom trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 During and after pregnancy, what always helped me feel better was to eat beef (a steak or burger) and drink a glass of OJ with it. That helped me much better than taking iron supplements. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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