Runny Nose leads to VOMIING every morning - please help urgent

[justin0789]

Hello there,

I am a 21 yr old male college student and everytime I wake up, I have a ton of drainage in my nose and throat. I blow my nose about 30 times in the first 15 minutes that I wake up... the excessive snot/phlegm gets caught in my throat causing me to "hawk up loogies" ( I am sorry for the slang, I am not sure how else to say it ). Eventually, after the constant "hawking up loogies", my stomache grows nausious and I end up throwing up a clear, bile tasting substance.

This constant vomiting (4-5 times each week, only in the morning) is starting to cause damage i my esophogus. I feel a burning in my chest/esophogus for a few hours after I vomit. I think that if this continues I may end up haveing a severe problem with my throat from all the vomiting.

Someone suggested I have my adenoids removed but after some research I don't think this is the case... can someone please give me their imput? I can't like like this for too much longer!

Kindly,
Justin Morales

[Enoch Choi, MD]

skittles_963 is right about if vomiting is very persistent, metabolic alkalosis can happen, but it sounds like yours is constrained to the morning.

It certainly is worth a visit to your doctor since the acid exposure to your throat is quite damaging.

Having that much congestion in the morning is quite unusual, you may have allergies.

Go see your doc!

[skittles_963]

I suggest you go to a doctor asap, throwing up too much could cause you to lose your gastric juices and lead to metabolic alkylosis.