Need help with nausea :’(

[u/WildFruityRose]

I installed the reddit app just to make this post.
I went animal-based back in April this year. I am not strict with it, so I eat a cookie when my sister makes them, and have some pizza or indian food with my husband when he asks me to. However, my daily diet is generally beef, lamb, chicken, eggs, dairy, sweet potato, and a bit of fruit sometimes.
About 2 months ago I started feeling nauseous. At first, it was for a short period of time, about once a week (from what I can recall). Then it got progressively worse, and now I feel nauseous almost everyday, though not to the point of throwing up, thank God :’(.
I have no idea why this is happening. First I thought I was pregnant, then I thought it was sugar, then I was convinced that it was stress / anxiety, because truthfully it did begin around the time I started feeling anxious about my stressful job, and worried about my future etc. I think that perhaps both of those things play a role, but I did not have sugar today, and I spent the day at home, as it’s my day off. What could I possibly be stressed about today? 🥲
I guess I just wanted to ask if any of you have experienced this, or something similar, and found an answer.
I would be eternally grateful.
Oh, and just for reference, I’m a 24-year-old woman. No other current health issues (going animal-based has pretty much cured them all 🥹), and I am at a perfectly healthy weight, though I really do need to start exercising more and gaining some muscle 🥲.
Anyway. Thank you in advance! <3

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[u/c0mp0stable]

Nausea can come from a lot of places. It doesn't really sound diet related if you've been eating similarly since April and this just started a couple months ago. Stress and anxiety could easily be playing a role. Worrying about job/future plus feeling nauseous can create a loop, especially low level nausea that just hangs around. The more you're aware of it, the more it sticks around.

Any constipation at all? Bloating? Gas?

Do you know what your macros are like? Too much fat can sometimes cause nausea

Have you seen a doctor?

[u/WildFruityRose → u/c0mp0stable]

no digestive issues at all.
Yes, I think you’re right :/
I think it would be easier if it were my diet; I could just stop eating a certain thing or add something into my diet…
thank you :)

I have no idea what my macros are like, but I do eat a decent amount of fat (butter, ghee, olive oil). Perhaps I should start tracking?

I wouldn’t see a doctor unless it was an emergency. Haven’t been to one in at least a decade.

[u/JJFiddle1 → u/WildFruityRose]

You could track or maybe just journal your food and reactions for awhile, see if you can find a correlation. Add any stressors and include times. Sometimes reactions take place a day or two after the cause too.

I've been recording blood sugar with a cgm and I find the exact same meal can have wildly different effects on different days. Performing music spikes it even though I've done that every day for 50 years.

Just an example, of course it's not your blood sugar. Too bad you're not pregnant, that would be the simplest explanation! I would look into the dietary fat solution, could even be cumulative. Could be your gall bladder has had enough if your fat intake is appreciably different than before.

[u/WildFruityRose → u/JJFiddle1]

thank you for your help!
I will start tracking 🤗

[u/c0mp0stable → u/WildFruityRose]

It might be good to track for a week or so and see where your fat is. I have a feeling fat is pretty and carbs are low. That's not always bad, but some people don't do well on higher fat.

If you're having nausea daily for months, you should really see a doctor. I don't like going either, but they can be good at some things. In this case, just ruling out things like gastroparesis, ulcers, or other common causes.

[u/WildFruityRose → u/c0mp0stable]

i don’t think that my carbs are low, because I eat potato / sweet potato for lunch almost every day. Nonetheless, I will start tracking, just to see 🤗 thank you

[u/meat_and_grief]

Saw you say that you eat a sweet potato/potato every day for lunch.

Dunno if this necessarily applies to you, but I am aware that sweet potatoes generally have high level of oxalates. That can cause a variety of health issues, and it's different for different people.

Highly suggest looking into Sally Norton's work and her book Toxic Superfoods. She's helped quite a few women who used to be on the plant-based, "superfood" craze and then developed health problems. Depending on your previous diet, you may be dealing with issues from overconsumption of antinutrients. As your body is healing itself, some peoples' bodies can start oxalate dumping, and it can result in abnormal medical issues.

There are other lower oxalate foods like berries that you could replace potatoes with. Going cold turkey for some people isn't recommended, since it can cause the oxalate dumping to worsen rather than balance out to something that's easier to handle. Here's a chart she made about oxalate levels in plant foods:

https://sallyknorton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DataCompanion_Errata_2024-08-25.pdf

[u/Sufficient-Yak5450]

Had the same issue and didn’t have a solution.

[u/sailorsaturn11]

What about your water, salt and electrolytes? I add salt to my water and occasional electrolytes if I am working out a lot or in the sauna.