What doctor for a not-pregnant kid with "morning sickness"?

[Anonymous]

Does he have herpes? There are vestibular diseases associated with HSV.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps there's an attention-seeking aspect to the naseau?
Given the weird title of your post (you couldn't have just said "15 yr old with daily naseau" ?) the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

[Anonymous]

This happened to me when I was a kid. Got my tonsils out and it went away. I was consuming a lot of mucus.

[Anonymous]

Brain tumor, STD, personality disorder... Look for horses not zebras. Probably blood sugar, blood pressure, or post nasal drip. Try peanut butter toast/crackers before getting out of bed in the AM or allergy spray.

if post nasal drip, no humidifier, as it loosens everything up and sends it right down to an empty stomach.

[Anonymous]

Sleep disorder. He may not be moving through his last sleep cycle completely. It feels like jet lag, with nausea and vomiting stomach acid.

I don't know why I get this, but I've had it most of my life (F/47) and it disappears with 2-3 hours more sleep, if I'm getting up earlier than usual. I sleep about 8-9 hours a night on average.

[Anonymous]

I have this! Two things really set me off- post nasal drip from allergies on an empty stomach. And then my vitamins on an empty stomach (they have iron). I’ve learned to avoid both. I take an allergy pill at night so I wake up with less post nasal drip (I didn’t notice it prior).

I have definitely exited metro trains to vomit.

[Anonymous]

For people saying this was a blood sugar issue for them, what do you recommend? I think this is my son at 10, but I'm not sure how to treat. We always make sure he is well fed and hydrated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does he have herpes? There are vestibular diseases associated with HSV.

He's a virgin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For people saying this was a blood sugar issue for them, what do you recommend? I think this is my son at 10, but I'm not sure how to treat. We always make sure he is well fed and hydrated.

This is OP, and I was going to ask the same thing. One person suggested a protein bar before bed, and I am going to give that a shot. I am also going to try to get him to wear a continuous glucose monitor for two weeks (I have some not because I am diabetic but because I am a health monitoring junkie) to see what his blood glucose is doing in the morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sleep disorder. He may not be moving through his last sleep cycle completely. It feels like jet lag, with nausea and vomiting stomach acid.

I don't know why I get this, but I've had it most of my life (F/47) and it disappears with 2-3 hours more sleep, if I'm getting up earlier than usual. I sleep about 8-9 hours a night on average.

OP here. This response is interesting because this does seem to be very time-sensitive for him. If he's allowed to sleep in, he's fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps there's an attention-seeking aspect to the naseau?
Given the weird title of your post (you couldn't have just said "15 yr old with daily naseau" ?) the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Sorry you didn't like my title. We jokingly call it his morning sickness around here so I just repeated our little joke and then thought it would be helpful information for folks deciding whether to click to rule out pregnancy. As far as his attention-seeking, he really doesn't seek attention for it. For example, he'll throw up on the way to the bus and then keep walking and not mention it until much later. This past week, he had to go throw up at school after getting off the bus but didn't think it worth mentioning until the subject came up this weekend. I also talked to him about whether school or the bus make him feel anxious, and he said no, which is consistent with what we observe. He is not generally an anxious kid (notwithstanding having a somewhat anxious mom).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So no other odd symptoms - weught loss, fainting, dizzy, headache?

The vomitting triggered by motion is sort of understandable especially if dh was similar as a teen, BUT the vomiting and naseau daily(!) is not normal. Does it happen only during the school year?

OP here. He doesn't have any of those symptoms. Just the time-sensitive nausea. It only happens on school days, and only when he gets up early enough to catch the bus (which suggests something psychological but he likes riding the bus, so I think it is more the getting up early that is the issue).

[Anonymous]

I’ve had this my entire life. 54 now. It was worse as a teen/20s.

I need something in my system. I can’t skip breakfast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So no other odd symptoms - weught loss, fainting, dizzy, headache?

The vomitting triggered by motion is sort of understandable especially if dh was similar as a teen, BUT the vomiting and naseau daily(!) is not normal. Does it happen only during the school year?

OP here. He doesn't have any of those symptoms. Just the time-sensitive nausea. It only happens on school days, and only when he gets up early enough to catch the bus (which suggests something psychological but he likes riding the bus, so I think it is more the getting up early that is the issue).

But there’s also the overarching sensitivity to motion, like with long car rides, right? The mornings he misses the bus - does he get there by quick car ride (and no nausea)? What happens in the afternoon, commute-wise?

If the common denominator for nausea is travel by school bus or long travel by car, then maybe it’s an equilibrium issue. And maybe the vomiting en route to the bus is (subconscious) anticipatory nausea for the upcoming bus trip.

Or…like everyone else already said, he he just needs a protein bar. 😁

[Anonymous]

neurologist. in the meantime, read up on "abdominal migraine" (common Migraine presentation in children & teens)