I wake up almost every morning feeling very nauseous, and no, I’m not pregnant. I never ever get enough sleep, but I didn’t think that had anything to do with it. Recently, there was an article in Prevention magazine about the tie between a lack of sleep and an upset stomach in the morning. It has something to do with your body not having enough time to repair your stomach lining while you sleep. Does anybody get these symptoms? Has anybody ever heard of this?
Boy, are you talking to the right person. 
I’m a chronic insomniac. By now, my body is used to it. But towards the beginning (over 11 years of not sleeping a night through without help), my stomach was a mess, too. I felt nauseous all the time. I still get them after a really bad night. You’re not alone.
This topic looks better suited to GQ. I’ll move it there for ya.
Every time I pulled an all-nighter to study in college, I threw up between 6:00 and 8:00 am. I stayed up all night on dozens of different occasions and it happened without fail. My now wife had the same thing happen to her so I would say that there is a connection in some people.
Is it possible to try and determine the cause of why you aren’t sleeping? Stress = insomnia in some cases, and it’s quite common knowledge that stress can result in upset stomachs for some people.
What is the last thing that you eat/drink at night? Do you have a milky drink, for example? On immediatley waking, do you feel nauseous, or does it come on the longer you are up and about? What are you having for breakfast? I ask, because your diet maybe causing your stomach to go out of whack, eg: lactose intolerant; colitis etc - all of which are unpleasant to deal with and can be relatively difficult to diagnose, eg: “you worry too much == stress” as opposed to an exclusion diet or blood test showing a particular food stuff was to blame. :wry grin:
If you’re not stressed, and your diet is fine, then I guess you could try some natural remedies to combat the nausea? Ginger is reportedly good for this; and peppermint tea will ease an upset stomach, although it is an acquired taste, I grant you 
Having never been troubled with insomnia myself, I can’t speak to the chronic implications, but I will offer my less that appealing anecdote anyways.
In college I’d always pull an all nighter before important exams (yeah, I skipped alot of class) and as a result sometime that following morning I’d have a bit of abdominal distress, to put it politely. If I got even a couple hours of sleep I was usually fine, but if I pulled true all nighter and went straight from studying to class I’d usually end up with some cramps on the throne during the AM. It was usually fine after that, but I nevertheless pondered what connection lack of sleep might have on digestion.
Of course I have nothing of merit to contribute towards an answer, especially in GQ, but there you have it.
Carodin,
The reason I don’t get much sleep is because I am always up studying (or on SD). I’m not too stressed and sleeping isn’t usually a problem once I get to bed.
As for breakfast, I usually don’t eat. I grab a bottle of water on my way out the door. Food doesn’t even sound good until about noon.
Thanks for the suggestions. I actually have some peppermint tea that I’ve never tried.
I’ve found that if I get less than a comfortable amount of sleep (7-8 hours is usually comfortable), then my stomach is uncomfortable during the day. Not really nauseous, but almost like I drank battery acid or something. Very acidic feeling.
I really don’t have stress or anything, but my diet isn’t great (I almost never eat breakfast).
It could be a combination of the two. Lack of sleep and poor eating habits.
I certainly think it’s possible that sleep and digestion are related somehow.
I stayed up all night last night with my friends and this morning my stomach hurt so bad I couldn’t find a comfortable position to sit so I looked up my symptoms and I don’t know if it’s from drinking two Red Bull’s that’s morning or if it was because I stayed up all night or because it was both
I have certainly noticed this phenomenon. I’m not a chronic insomniac, but I notice when I have a lousy night, my stomach can be really off. I seem to notice it more the older I get. I just can’t hang like I used to.
Sleep deprivation can lead to malaise (a general feeling of pain and discomfort), can change your eating habits (usually resulting in overeating), and since sleep is important in the healing process the lack of it can lead to a delay in healing. So if you’re already not feeling well in general, you overeat, and don’t give your body a chance to rest and recover, a stomach ache isn’t a huge surprise.
Every time I’ve flown to Europe, I’ve suffered badly from jet lag and skipping sleep. Besides being very tired, I become nauseous, once to the point of throwing up.
It sucks to arrive in France and want to go straight to some nice cafe, but you’re too nauseated to have even so much as a baguette and butter.
Maybe it is not the lack of sleep causing the upset stomach, but the other way around.
If anything is wrong and I wake for any reason I can not get back to sleep. Some times it would b e bad enough that I would have to get up and eat something. Quite a few years ago I started taking Tums before going to bed. And if I woke in the middle of the night I would take another Tums. So I was sleeping better but not all night were good. About 2 years ago I started taking probiotics daily and stopped taking Tums. I now sleep through most nights (if I don’t have to get up to pee). If I wake I can get back to sleep. In about 2 years I have only had to take Tums 2 or 3 times. I asked my doctor if probiotics can improve stomach problems and she said it is possible,.