6 Common Causes of Nausea

Nausea and vomiting are common problems with lots of potential causes, affecting people of all ages and from all walks of life. When they’re not managed appropriately, nausea and vomiting can lead to dehydration and dangerous decreases in important nutrients and chemicals in your body that play key roles in an array of cital function.

Our team at Boost Hydro fully understands the uncomfortable impact of nausea and the toll it can take on your health and wellness. In this post, learn six common causes of nausea and how hydration therapy can help.

1. Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a time of excitement and anticipation — and for many women, it’s a time of nausea, as well. During the first few weeks of pregnancy and again during the final few weeks, many women experience persistent feelings of nausea.

Being nauseous can lead to problems with dehydration, which in turn can disrupt your levels of nutrients, fluids, and electrolytes. These side effects can increase your feelings of nausea and reduce the levels of nutrients and fluids supporting your pregnancy and your baby.

Hydration therapy can be a great solution for pregnancy-related nausea symptoms and for optimizing your levels of nutrients and electrolytes, too. Plus, by restoring fluids, you can help battle the feelings of fatigue that often go hand-in-hand with being pregnant.

2. Migraines

Millions of Americans suffer from migraines, serious headaches that are often accompanied by feelings of nausea. In fact, recent research shows a probable link between migraines and an array of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, including upset stomach and vomiting.

Migraines involve abnormal nerve reactions that increase levels of pain sensitivity and nausea. Typically, nerves rely on balanced levels of electrolytes to optimize nerve communication and function. Nausea and vomiting deplete levels of electrolytes, making your symptoms worse.

Our team helps patients ward off migraines with custom therapies designed to replenish electrolytes and ensure that you stay hydrated, too. As part of your regular migraine therapy, hydration can help you avoid headaches and make flare-ups less intense.

3. Motion sickness

Motion sickness can be especially unpleasant because for many people, symptoms persist even after the motion has ended. In fact, if motion symptoms lead to vomiting, you might notice your symptoms become worse, largely due to resulting dehydration.

If you’re prone to motion sickness, hydration therapy could be just what you’re looking for to feel better faster and to keep worse symptoms at bay. Better still, hydration therapy may even help prevent motion sickness by ramping up your levels of vitamin B6 or other nutrients that support your natural balance system, where motion sickness symptoms originate.

4. Hangovers and food poisoning

Yes, food poisoning and hangovers have different causes, but they can affect your body in similar ways. While the effects of alcohol are the root cause of hangovers, food poisoning happens from eating contaminated food, including food that’s not properly refrigerated.

Both hangovers and food poisoning involve reactions to toxins, and in both cases, nausea can lead to vomiting and dehydration. Hydration therapy replenishes fluids and rebalances electrolyte levels to help you feel better and recover more quickly.

5. Stress

Stress triggers the release of a hormone called cortisol, increasing the risk of GI upset, including nausea and vomiting. If you have chronic stress of anxiety, your risk of nausea and vomiting increases, too.

Hydration therapy promotes natural chemical changes that enhance relaxation and help keep stress and anxiety at bay. Boosting electrolytes and other nutrients calm your digestive system so you can avoid nausea and vomiting.

6. GI disorders and nutrient deficiencies

GI disorders, such as inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome, may make it harder for your body to absorb many nutrients during digestion, leaving your body depleted of key vitamins and minerals. Not surprisingly, these effects can lead to feelings of nausea.

IV therapy is well-suited to optimizing your digestive system, providing you with fluids and nutrients essential for keeping your GI system in top shape. Our team customizes IV therapy formulations to support healthy digestion and provide an ideal balance of important nutrients.

Banish nausea with hydration therapy

Even slight bouts of nausea can ruin your day and affect your overall quality of life, especially if you have symptoms on a regular or recurrent basis. To learn more about how IV hydration therapy can help, request an appointment online or over the phone with the team at Boost Hydro in Brownsville and Downtown Brooklyn, New York, today.