What are the Most Common Causes of Random Nausea?

@SZapper - I get stomach symptoms from stress too. However, in addition to random bouts of nausea, I actually sometimes get a stomachache. It really disrupts my day to day life when that happens.

I always get really nauseas if I'm nervous or upset about something. The first few times it happened to me I thought I was getting sick, but then I realized it was just nerves.

Unfortunately, I've been pretty unsuccessful at getting nausea to go away in these cases. I usually try to take a few deep breaths and calm down. However, if I can't come down I continue to feel nauseas, which usually makes me feel even worse. It's really a vicious cycle.

@KaBoom - Being nauseas is never fun, but I think dizzy nausea from a hangover is just the worst. If you're sick, usually it isn't your fault. But a hangover is completely self-induced and can easily be avoided by not drinking so much alcohol.

I did my share of drinking in college, and with that, came hangovers. Every time I had a hangover, I would get headaches, nausea, and feel really, really shaky. I never threw up though, but I usually wished I would.

I've found that usually when you're nauseas, if you throw up, you start to feel better. I never wanted to make myself throw up though, so usually I just drank water and toughed out my hangovers.

I don't drink hardly at all anymore though, so it's been awhile since I've had to deal with any hangover related nausea.

Eating saltines and drinking a cola always makes me feel better when I'm nauseated. My mother taught me this trick, and I use it every time that I feel queasy.

Of course, there are times when it won't work. If I am unable to keep anything on my stomach, then I will just vomit the crackers and cola, anyway.

When I can't eat, I try sucking on a peppermint candy. Peppermint soothes the stomach, and on more than one occasion, it has kept me from becoming nauseated any further. I believe that it can keep you from vomiting, unless you are violently ill.

I always get nauseated before I'm about to sing in front of a crowd. If it is a room full of strangers, it is even worse than singing in front of friends and family.

I performed on songwriter's night at a cafe in Nashville once, and I got so nauseated beforehand that I thought I might really throw up on stage. These musicians were all so talented, and I felt intimidated. I knew it would be different than singing back home in a bar, where no one really listens, anyway.

The nausea sometimes turns to shakiness. I have trouble holding the microphone, but I suppose it is better than being unable to hold my food!

@wavy58 - Your treatment would have made me even sicker. I have trouble tolerating many kinds of antibiotics, because they nauseate me so much.

I have taken antibiotics for strep throat before, and I totally lost my appetite. I didn't vomit, but I really felt like I could.

Antibiotics make everything I put in my mouth taste bitter and metallic. Even water tastes horrible and makes me sick at my stomach while I'm on those pills.

I always mention this to my doctor if he is about to prescribe me some. There is one type that doesn't have this effect on me, and I remind him that I need to take that kind if at all possible.

I became seriously nauseated when I had a urinary tract infection. I kept waiting for it to go away on its own, but instead, it worsened and developed into a kidney infection.

I started having lower back pain, and I woke up one morning feeling incredibly nauseated. I vomited a few minutes later, and I knew I needed to see a doctor.

He told me that since I hadn't sought out treatment right away, the infection had traveled up to my kidneys. He gave me some strong antibiotics and steroids and sent me on my way. I got better in a few days.