What Are Some Possible Causes And Home Remedies For Feeling Nauseous At Night?

Nausea is something where there is a sensation of an unsettled stomach and also a general unease, often leading to vomiting. However, there is also a condition where the patient starts feeling nauseous at night. Now, this article will let you know about what are some possible causes and also home remedies for feeling nauseous at night.

It is very true to say that nausea can happen to anyone and at any time of the day. However, there are certain conditions which might be more likely to make you feel nauseous at night.

It would be a real unpleasant experience for you if you are suffering from nausea and there might be various causes for the nauseous feeling, which might range from overeating to a migraine. At times you can also feel nauseous without any underlying cause.

Here, let us read more to know about some possible causes for feeling nauseous at night.

GERD or Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a condition when the stomach acid flows back up right through the patient’s esophagus. It is also known as acid reflux. This condition occurs when the band of muscle present in between your esophagus and your stomach does not properly close or tighten, which in turn allows the digestive juices found in your stomach to move up into the esophagus.

Heartburn or an uncomfortable feeling of burning sensation in the chest is the most common symptom of GERD. You might also start noticing a bitter taste at the back of your mouth and nausea might also accompany along with symptoms like dry cough, trouble in swallowing, feeling as if something has stuck in your throat, chest pain and pain in upper abdomen, vomiting, and asthma.

You might feel nauseous at night if you have eating late at night. This is because lying down, particularly after having a heavy meal, makes it easier for stomach acid to flow up in to the esophagus and cause nauseous feeling.

Anxiety is something that includes feelings of worry and nervousness in the affected person. It might be common to have such feelings at times and almost each one of us experience anxiety at some time or the other. However, if you have these feelings too often, or in case your anxiety seems to be out of proportion to your current situation then you might have a condition known as generalized anxiety disorder.

Now, it doesn’t matter if you have anxiety disorder or have everyday worries, anxiety can really get worse during night time, and this might be because there are few distractions during night as compared to the day time when we all are occupied with work, family, schools and so on.

All types of anxiety can result in gastrointestinal problems such as nausea. Since anxiety becomes worse during night, if you are suffering from anxiety you might also be feeling nauseous at night.

Apart from nausea, some other symptoms of anxiety are trouble concentrating, panic attacks, increased heart rate, restlessness, trouble falling asleep, and sweating.

One more possible cause of feeling nauseous at night could be gastroparesis. This is actually a disease where the stomach normally cannot empty itself of food. This condition is most common in patients of diabetes. Some other causes of gastroparesis include surgery, infections, narcotics, scleroderma, and some antidepressants. An injury to the vagus nerve can also cause gastroparesis, which aids your stomach muscles to contract so as to move food.

In this case, symptoms might worsen during night and this is because the food that you eat during the day builds up in the stomach. Nausea, vomiting, heartburn, feeling of full even after eating a small amount of food, weight loss, and bloating are some of the symptoms you might experience.

Peptic ulcers are sores occurring on the lining of the small intestine and stomach. It can be caused by the bacteria H. pylori. Some of the common causes of peptic ulcers include pain in between the ribs and belly button, nausea, feeling full even after taking a small quantity of food, burping, vomiting, weight loss, and black or blood stool.

Including nausea, you might experience all these symptoms more at night.

Though it is rare, yet cyclic vomiting syndrome is one more possible cause for feeling nauseous at night. This can affect both children and adults. It must be noted that this is a rare disorder that causes recurrent episodes of vomiting and severe nausea and these episodes lasts for a few hours or even a few days. Some other symptoms of cyclic vomiting syndrome include lethargy, pale skin, headaches, dizziness, and abdominal pain.

Anxiety and exhaustion are triggers for this condition, and both are more common during night. So, feeling nauseous in cyclic vomiting syndrome happens to more likely start at night.

Nausea is a common symptom of pregnancy. Though nausea during pregnancy is usually called as morning sickness, it can actually happen at any time. Nausea during pregnancy occurs when there is an increase in hormones. This generally begins around the 6th week and ends around 12th week of pregnancy.

NOTE: This could be dangerous to you and your baby, unless you cannot keep the food down.

There are some medications such as aspirin, antibiotics, some NSAIDs, and certain types of blood pressure medicines, which cause a common side effect of nausea. So, if you are taking medication at night, you might notice more nausea at night.

One of the most important remedies for feeling nauseous at night could be foods which are rich in protein. In fact it has been suggested by researchers that protein-rich foods are able to reduce nausea quite effectively than carbohydrate-rich foods.⁽¹⁾

Ginger is a home remedy that is widely used to reduce nausea. There are several studies which have shown that ginger could effectively treat symptoms of nausea and also vomiting caused by pregnancy and also by chemotherapy. Moreover, ginger has few side effects and it could be as effective as antiemetic drugs. You can consume fresh ginger or can use in your meals and also can make ginger tea and drink it.

It was found from one study during 2015 that cinnamon can help in reducing nausea that is caused by menstrual pain.⁽²⁾ It is commonly used to cook and adds a special flavor to the food.

If you are feeling nauseous at night you can try using peppermint in form of tea, oil or in the capsule form. It was found from a study that peppermint reduced nausea that is caused by chemotherapy.⁽³⁾

Salty liquids, like those that are found in electrolyte replacement sports drinks might aid you in reducing nausea. This was shown in a research.

One of the best home remedies for feeling nauseous at night could be drinking plenty of water and remaining hydrated. This is because nausea is often accompanied by vomiting and it is thus important for you to stay hydrated. You can also add salty foods and drink non-carbonated and sugary drinks to your diet so as to help yourself restore the sugars and salts that are lost through vomiting.

You should avoid spicy foods if you are feeling nausea. The BRAT diet might be recommended so as to help reduce nausea. However, any food that has strong flavors might unsettle the stomach even more.

The BRAT diet generally consists of rice, bananas, applesauce, and toast.

One of the most important things that you need to keep in mind is to avoid carbonated drinks, like cola. This is because these drinks can cause bloating and can worsen nausea.

A lot of people believe that aromatherapy can help you with nausea. There are several varieties of different oils such as lavender, lemon, cloves, and chamomile to be used in aromatherapy.

There are some studies which have found that peppermint aromatherapy, especially, can help in reducing the nauseous feeling.⁽⁴⁾

However, a well-designed review of the year 2012 has found that isopropyl alcohol based aromatherapy was quite effective in reducing nausea; but it found no evidence for peppermint oil.⁽⁵⁾ With this, authors have concluded that though aromatherapy was helpful, yet it is less effective than antiemetic medications.

Staying inside closed rooms can make you feel even worse if you have a nauseous feeling. So, it is essential for you to open the windows or go outside so as to help reduce the feeling of nausea.

One of the most important that you need to note is to sit upright. Keeping your body upright can help you in supporting digestion and might help the nauseous feelings to pass.

You should avoid bending forward and crunching your abdomen if you are feeling nauseous. This could increase nausea. By avoiding bending forward you can reduce pressure on the stomach and might improve symptoms.

Excessive movement can worsen the nauseous feeling, especially if it is intense or sudden. So, try to move less when you are feeling nauseous.

You can try wrist acupuncture to reduce feeling nauseous at night.

As per a well designed review of evidence during 2009, it is found that wrist acupuncture can help in reducing nausea after operation.⁽⁶⁾

But, a more recent updated version of the review has suggested that this evidence was of low quality, and it is essential to have further research on this to determine if wrist acupuncture could really control or reduce nausea effectively.⁽⁷⁾

Research has shown that when you take deep breaths at a slow and a steady pace, you can help you to ease nauseous feeling.⁽⁸⁾ It might help to engage in mindfulness meditation, which in turn focuses on some controlled breathing techniques.

We would mention that vomiting can help to reduce nausea in certain cases, such as when food poisoning or alcohol results in nausea. So, try to vomit. However, we would also make you aware that this would offer you only short-term relieve and at times can also worsen the nauseous feeling.

We already know that nausea could be really unpleasant and it is also true that it can often be unavoidable. It becomes more difficult for us to sleep or have rest when there is a nauseous feeling at night. So, we definitely need to try some of the remedies to get rid of the feeling. We have mentioned some of the remedies; hope you would get some benefits out of these. However, we would definitely mention that severe nausea or vomiting require medical attention. So, talk to your doctor if you suffer from continuous nauseous feel at night. Doctors can diagnose you well, find out the exact cause of your condition and treat you accordingly.

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