Feeling sick and need advice.

Hi all, 

So recently after dinner (about an hour or two afterwards) I start to feel really nauseous and almost to the point of where I actually think I am going to be sick. I still have a night snack scheduled in order to meet my daily requirements but I'm sure anyone can agree that it is really hard to eat when you think you are going to be sick to your stomach. I just wanted to know if others have experienced this and if so what did they do? Perhaps it is something I have eaten but either way it is making it really hard to meet my caloric needs and I feel short last night and the night before. Suggestions and comments would be greatly appreciated.  

I try and eat through it, because I feel like sometimes (probably 80% of the time) my stomachaches are psychosomatic and influenced more by me feeling like I've overeaten rather than me actually having overeaten.

If you honestly feel like you can't get any solid food down, maybe a glass of milk with a Carnation Instant Breakfast powder stirred into it or a Boost or some other sort of liquid calories would be a good alternative to make sure you meet your caloric goal. CIB actually doesn't, IMO, taste bad at all. And I hardly even realize I'm consuming more calories than a normal glass of milk.

You weren't sick, which rather rules out food poisoning.  Could be that you're eating a little too quickly, that your food choices are too bulky or that you got an attack of wind... that can be quite painful.  It could also be that you're stressing about eating more... stress can tense things up and cause nausea.  If you anticipate that you'll feel sick, you'll feel sick.  Whatever the cause you can't afford for it to throw you.

Sip plenty of warm drinks to help your digestion and maybe have a short walk after supper for the same reason.  It's important to keep your calorie intake high ... the more you eat, the quicker you'll get used to it. 

I don't have much to add beyond what has been said. If you're only recently beginning to increase that you use high cal low density foods to make up a large chunk of your intake before you start making switches for food that's possibly slightly bulkier. Don't view your meals and snacks as stressful events, and also make sure you're taking some time over the eating of them!

I don't think using replacement meals like Carnation are that good an idea, though, because I've known people to grow dependent on them. Stick to foods and milk and 100% juice - food, albeit needing less of them to meet calorie needs. But as Jane wisely put it: "It's important to keep your calorie intake high ... the more you eat, the quicker you'll get used to it."

I know this is not needed now, but in case it is in the future. I often feel sick after eating. Usually it's trapped gas although i do make sure to eat slowly and chew properly etc. It's horrid. I have discovered peppermint tea which is really soothing, helps get the gas up and is supposed to help digestion. Its also yum :)

My GP has told me to drink a small mug of peppermint tea after every meal to help with my swollen stomach. '_' I used to drink it a lot and still do have it but not that often! Still. I second the tea.

Ginger, fennel, nettle and liquorice root all also aid digestion and nausea but watch the liquorice! Too much can actually raise your blood pressure. x: This tends to be more in the sweet/candy concentration of liquorice but can happen with excessive drinking of the tea, too. Still, too much of anything is generally bad so I don't know where I'm going with this, lol.

thanks guys! you are all the best and i have faith that tonight I will just work through it and hopefully not feel as poorly as I have been. keep working hard everyone and I will too!