Please help - sickness

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I'm 8 weeks tomorrow and for the past 2/3 weeks I've been severely ill dye to pregnancy. This is my first and I read about nausea, but this is not normal. I cannot eat anything or drink. I've started throwing up today at work (first time I've thrown up) and was sent home early because I was worried I wouldn't make it to the bathroom on time if I was to be sick again. I know nausea is normal in pregnancy, but I'm losing weight, I cannot stomach ANYTHING and forcing myself to eat little by little throughout the day just so I dont pass out from lack of food. I've tried everything possible. I even paid for a private scan because I won't be see for weeks by a midwife and it's not a multiple pregnancy. I have been so shaky today and I just cannot cope anymore. Im very resilient to pain, discomfort and sickness since I have health conditions that affect me in those ways but this is debilitating. I cannot function and I just don't want to live. The doctors are saying basically suck it up. I literally cannot eat without heaving, feeling completely unable to move out of bed due to sickness or throwing up as of today. It feels like the food is not even moving down my stomach and is stuck in my throat. Every time I feel I need to burp, I actually throw up in my mouth and this is hours after I've eaten. When I do force myself to eat (since I have to), it instantly makes me ill no matter what it is or how much I have. It feels like my stomach is doing backflips. Please tell me what I can do because I'm at a loss. I dont feel human.

You need to speak to your GP and get prescribed something to stop the sickness. Phone them first thing in the morning and don't let yourself be fobbed off.

This sounds like Hyperemesis, I have this (currently 41+2) please call GP tomorrow morning and insist on anti sickness tablets. If you are unable to keep food or fluids down, please contact your pregnancy unit for advice or to receive IV fluids. I was hospitalised first time at around 10 weeks for fluids and they stabilised me with medication. Also, reach out to Pregnancy Sickness Support, they have really saved me this pregnancy.
Please, don't worry about Baby, Baby will take what they need from you but it's important to try to get some anti sickness medication and receive fluids at hospital if you are unable to drink because otherwise you get stuck in a cycle of constant sickness and unable to rehydrate or nourish yourself. Take Care and keep us updated ❤️

Go to GP, its Hyperemesis, the drugs are totally safe and really, really help. You don't need to suffer like this.

Yeah, painfully familiar. Bad news is that it may not go until you give birth, so you need to find a way to cope. I tried three different antiemetics before I found one which worked for me (Stetemil I think it was called). Don't be fobbed off - if the first antiemetic isn't working, ask for another. I found when they worked, they did work fairly quickly, so don't persevere for ages if the first one they prescribe (I think usually cyclizine) doesn't work for you.

In terms of keeping anything down, I could only drink fruit juice or cold fizzy water, not tap water at all. I could eat watery fruits like grapes and watermelon, which also helped with fluid intake. I also ate salted crisps and plain noodles with soy occasionally. Every time I ate something half decent, I threw it up within the hour (usually much less) so not sure I really got anything useful from it, so I didn't force myself to eat because I thought the damage done (teeth etc) from throwing up wasn't worth it.

My sickness eased for a while around 23wks but came back strongly a few weeks later. The only positives at that point were that I already had drugs to take which had worked previously, and the end was in sight. The charity mentioned by PP is a good support - I filled in a form and they phoned - it was so good to talk with someone who got it and didn't suggest bloody ginger biscuits

Good luck and hope you can find a way to cope.