What exactly is nausea?

What might be causing my headaches and nausea?

• Over the past several months or so, I've developed these awful headaches. They seem to occur either when I don't eat a meal on time, or if I don't drink enough water in the morning. The longer I wait to eat, the worse the pain gets. The only thing that helps is migraine formula medicine.. I've gotten two MRIs, and apparently I have a small spot in my brain.. I saw a neurologist and he said nothing is wrong with me, that I probably have non-aural migraines. Well, a few months have gone by since this diagnosis, and my stress levels have gotten worse due to a change in my job and the loss of my car. I've noticed for the past few weeks that I've been getting very nauseated after eating.. I guess I've been experiencing a kind of general nausea regardless, but it's definitely worse after I eat... As I am writing this, I am experiencing both the nausea and a slight headache.. It worries me a lot, and I'm not sure what it could be. Also, my boyfriend had recently experienced this nausea, and had undergone a lot of testing for it, and now he's doing better... I've never heard of anything like this before. Any ideas?

• Answer:

  It sounds like stress to me...it could also be made worse by the weather if it's gotten quite warm where you are. To help with the headaches, make sure you're constantly hydrated, get the right amount of sleep at night and maybe see the optomotrist - you could need glasses As for nausea - maybe look over your diet. You could be needing changes. Diner healthier choices or more variety - if you're eating he same things over and over again, you could be missing certain vitamins/nutrients Hmm...that's all I can think of off hand at the moment. Hope something in there helps. Good luck :)