Nausea and Sneezing- Related?

Factual Questions
1

Way back in my pregnant days, I sneezed a lot and often had nausea. They somehow became associated with each other in my mind or whatever- for some reason I began to relate the two, probably just because they were both going on so often. I chalked it up to weird pregnancy stuff and never really thought about it for the past 10 years.

The other day, though, I was lying on my back in bed, just getting ready to get up, an I felt a powerful wave of nausea, for about 3 seconds, and then I sneezed. And the nausea was gone, and never returned.

Before you say it, no, I am definitely not pregnant. Trust me on this. Definitely. Not.

Is there any connection between these two things, nausea and sneezing, or is it just me?

2

I’m familiar with this phenomenon.

It normally happens first thing in the morning before I have eaten. I relate the experience to hunger, and have always considered it as a reminder that my body requires food.

For the avoidance of doubt, I’m not pregnant either.

3

Since I lack the needed parts, I’m definitely not pregnant either, and I’ve been noticing this at work for the last 3 or 4 years…pretty sure it is related to hunger, as I often skip breakfast and it usually happens in the first 2 hours before I’ve had another chance to eat

4

I’m glad I’m not the only one who has noticed this. I don’t know about it being connected to hunger… maybe. I should get a grant from the federal government to study this phenomenon. In the meantime, doctors? Anybody know the mechanism behind this?

5

Bump?

If you can’t come to the Dope anymore to get your useless information, where can you go?

6

Low blood sugar can cause nausea. I don’t think it causes sneezing, though.

7

I used to have low blood sugar and this isn’t similar at all. This is just a momentary- two to three seconds?- wave of nausea just before sneezing, and is relieved* by* the sneezing.

8

After I had my gastric bypass, I developed the strange involuntary reflex of sneezing when I had had enough to eat, but wasn’t really aware of it. If I tried to eat beyond this sneezing signal, I would become nauseated.

9

I started having this problem when I was pregnant with my first child. I would get nauseous about a minute before I would have to sneeze. It would get to the point where I would feel like I’m about to throw up or sneeze. After sneezing 3 or 4 times I feel fine again. Since having my son I still have this problem and I don’t have low blood sugar and I’m definitely not hungry right now and it just happened to me a few minutes ago. I’m glad to hear it’s not just me.