What Causes Nausea, Stomach Discomfort And Vomiting At Night?

Posted on Thu, 19 May 2016

Question: I have been waking up between 1 and 3 am for the last three night with nausea and vomiting, severe pressure in my stomach (a rolling pressure) vomiting and nausea do not occur during the day, however the pressure and a lot of burping and heartburn during the day. I am prone to anxiety and had a rough week (new job, out of town guests, etc...) 52 yr. old female, low blood pressure

Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Acid reflux diesease can be the reason.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

When you are lying down, the food from the stomach has an easier way to reach esophagus. Generally what you suffer from is an acid reflux disease. Due to loose connection between stomach and esophagus, stomach acid irritates the esophagus and can cause all mentioned by you symptoms. The symptoms might be much worse during the night especially if you eat right before sleeping.
Anxiety has also a great impact on stomach acid production. So it might be connected.

I suggest you to try diet modification at first. Avoid fatty foods, spicy foods, alcohol, chocolate, coffee, orange juices. Do not eat 2 hours before sleeping. Put an extra pillow under your head when sleeping.

If this wont help, you should consult gastrologist and have gastroscopy done.

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar