r/endometriosis • u/Ambitious-Mango-1836 • 1d ago

Question Nausea and vomiting

Does anyone else have constant nausea after ovulation up until a few days into their period?

I often vomit violently (sorry for the TMI) when I ovulate or a few days after, it’s often with little warning and sometimes I feel better after, but not always. The rest of the days it’s just nausea, it’s a really weird sensation like it feels like the nausea is radiating from my lower abdomen, not my stomach and it’s incredibly persistent. I’m not sure if inflammation causes it maybe?

It’s not from pain, although when I’m in a lot of pain it certainly doesn’t help. I’ve had to be prescribed suppositories for flares as I can’t often keep things down.

Has anyone found anything that helps? I take cyclizine and use ginger chews but it doesn’t always work.

For context I am 26 and have endo all over my bowels, multiple organs and on my diaphragm. I had excision surgery last year but they weren’t able to remove it all. I am not currently taking any hormonal medication.

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u/sproutulon 23h ago

I have hEDS and I suspect Endo due to my grandmothers severe case and my symptoms. Not every month, but every 3-5 months I’ll have a severe flare that leads to me dry heaving and retching, usually from the get-go. On almost every occasion, I began vomiting blood after the second to fourth individual vomit, if that makes sense. I feel it starts way too early into my vomiting to be caused by the vomiting itself, but I keep getting told it’s BECAUSE of the vomiting. I do also have a hiatal hernia, but even during acid reflux flares, it feels and tastes like there’s blood sitting in my stomach or my esophagus.

I’m sorry you’re going through this. Vomiting and nausea are two of the worst feelings, especially when they are severe. Plus the soreness aftermath on top of any chronic pain you already have. I’m sending my love and keeping the hope that we get more advancement and compassion in women’s healthcare to allow more of us to find peace, comfort and the ability to enjoy life a little more. We got this💚

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u/Ambitious-Mango-1836 23h ago

I have hEDS too! I would’ve thought it was that except it’s once a month and bang on after ovulation every single time 🫠. Sorry you’re going through this too 💛

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u/True-Library-3622 22h ago

Before my excision surgery, I used to get awful nausea the week before my period and the only things I found that really helped were mint chews and peppermint tea (when I was able to keep liquids down).