Menopausal nausea and sickness... 🩷

Nausea and sickness are fairly common symptoms in the stages of menopause, and many describe it as being very like morning sickness, ranging from full-on psychedelic shouting to gagging if a toothbrush went anywhere near their mouth 🫣 It's caused by fluctuations in hormone levels and does often improve with HRT, but there are other things that you can do to alleviate it. Making sure that your blood sugar stays as stable as possible can be a big help - so if you can eat something quite 'carby' in the evening, that may make a difference. A little bedtime biccy might also help. Staying hydrated is always a good idea, but it does help with those sicky feelings - so please be sure to drink enough water if nausea is a problem. In the morning, try not to rush, and give yourself enough time to come round when you awake. Some find that ginger biscuits help at this point, and some find that smelling fresh cut lemon can be helpful too... We know from experience how difficult and stubborn this symptom can be, and it's even worse if you have a hectic morning schedule. If you're in work and have an understanding employer (or indeed if you are the employer!) you might want to arrange more flexible working hours to allow for the mornings/days when you're feeling wretched... Through the holiday period, avoiding fatty and/or spicy foods at night might be helpful, and try to avoid too many egg nogs of an evening! Anything heavy on your stomach and digestion is more likely to have you running to the bathroom and having an impromptu abs workout... ❤️