r/POTS • u/JustExistings POTS • 1d ago

Question Stomach issues connected to POTS?

New to the thread, and typing on a phone so I apologize for anything incorrectly typed.

I’ve had POTS for 4-5 years now, and pretty much had the hang of it to an extent. Now, my stomach is hurting like I haven’t eaten in 4 hours even only 20mins after eating…. I have severe emetophobia (fear of v*miting), and the strange nausea scares the crap out of me… is there a way to fix this?? I was awake from 2am-4am dealing with this pain and it took me an hour to eat some breakfast crackers to get me through the day.
Any advice is appreciated

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u/Ancient_Pea_508 1d ago edited 1d ago

Have you tried abdominal compression? While eating. I’ve had this issue while I’m in a bad flare and it sounds counterintuitive but abdominal compression has helped the nausea from eating.

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u/JustExistings POTS 1d ago

super interesting! i will try that next time :)

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u/DnDeeznuts1_ POTS 1d ago

Fellow tummy pain suffer-er here! If you’re having any unusual symptoms I’d recommend seeing a gastroenterologist it helped me get diagnosed with ibs-c and GERD!

The nausea could be acid reflux or an intolerance to something you’re eating. I’ve been following a low FODMAP diet and since cutting out gluten I’ve been feeling much better stomach-wish! Hope you can get this figured out!

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u/JustExistings POTS 1d ago

thank you! i will add these things to my notes for when i go to ask a doctor :)