Body and symptoms
Nausea and eating
What to do when your body wants nothing and needs something.
Nausea is the reason most people consider stopping in the first three months. It is also the symptom with the most practical, low-stakes things to try — and the one where the shared knowledge of a few hundred people genuinely beats a leaflet.
The harder question underneath is eating enough when nothing appeals, which is a real risk and not a triumph. We treat it as the problem it is.
Who this circle is for
- Nausea is currently the main event
- You cannot face food and are worried about that
- You have found something that works and want to pass it on
Agreements here
- Eating enough is the goal. Under-eating is a problem to solve, never an achievement
- No calorie talk and no intake comparisons — see the community agreements
Ginger did nothing for me and I feel cheated
Dara15 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Ginger did nothing for me and I feel cheated Squeamish subject, so I am going to be plain about it and get it over…
Nausea disappeared at week nine and never came back
Bryony15 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Nausea disappeared at week nine and never came back Something is going on with my body and I would like to know…
I cook for four and I cannot stand the smell of my own kitchen
Bobbie8 replies
Rochdale. Three sons, one kitchen, endless negotiation, and the negotiation has got a new item on the agenda. Since about November the cooking has been the hardest part of this for me, and…
Nausea after a shortage-forced restart
Gwyneth15 replies
A question rather than an update: Nausea after a shortage-forced restart Something is going on with my body and I would like to know whether it is ordinary. What I keep tripping on is not…
Getting fluids in when even water is unappealing
Bell A16 replies
Something I have been sitting with: Getting fluids in when even water is unappealing Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Squeamish subject, so I am going to be…
I was down to two small meals and my nurse was concerned
Bryn14 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: I was down to two small meals and my nurse was concerned I have avoided asking about this for six weeks out of pure…
Salt, crackers, and small amounts often
Viv13 replies
Salt, crackers, and small amounts often Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Before anyone says it: yes, I have an appointment booked. I would still like to hear from…
Cooking for a family while nauseated
Perla21 replies
A question rather than an update: Cooking for a family while nauseated Squeamish subject, so I am going to be plain about it and get it over with. I have written down what has actually…
How my dietitian helped me build a floor
Moss19 replies
A question rather than an update: How my dietitian helped me build a floor Something is going on with my body and I would like to know whether it is ordinary. What I keep tripping on is…
Three days after the injection are always the worst
Nolene13 replies
Three days after the injection are always the worst — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Something is going on with my body and I would like to know…
The nausea is doing the work for me and I do not know how to feel about that
Lula9 repliesfacilitator note
Bournemouth, month five, and I am going to say something out loud that I have not said to anybody, including my prescriber. The two days after my injection I feel too queasy to eat. Not…
Eating enough protein while feeling sick
Gwyneth20 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Eating enough protein while feeling sick I have avoided asking about this for six weeks out of pure embarrassment. I…
Five things I can actually eat on day two, and none of them are crackers
Tinuke8 replies
Manchester, Nigerian-British, two food cultures and one appetite, and I am tired of every list on the internet telling me to have plain crackers and a banana. Here is my actual day-two…
Cold food went down when hot food would not
Gabe22 replies
A question rather than an update: Cold food went down when hot food would not Before anyone says it: yes, I have an appointment booked. I would still like to hear from people who have had…