is this possibly a side effect of pregnancy? i am having a horrible time with this now that i'm well into the 3rd trimester. even mild coughing ONCE makes me gag. swallowing a pill (had to take abx 2x a day for a sinus infection) makes me gag. certain tastes/smells makes me gag. it's to the point where the gagging sensation is so strong i have sit or lie down for a minute or two to prevent from actually throwing up.
the strange thing is i never had this with my first pregnancy at all, and i had bad morning sickness with that pregnancy too. even in this pregnancy, when i had really bad morning sickness (first 20 weeks) i didn't really have this gagging problem, just overall nausea/vomiting. but now this gagging thing is really getting to me, as it can happen anywhere, randomly. it's annoying and frustrating.
i don't know, my personal theory is that it might have to do with my insides being so incredibly squished right now, but i'm no doctor so i don't know. i've been measuring about 1 month ahead of schedule (lots of fluid and baby is big) and i'm definitely been in major discomfort for the past few weeks (heartburn, lots of pressure in my chest, feeling VERY strong kicks/stretches all the time, trouble sleeping at night). several times a day my DD stretches/kicks so hard i feel like i'm going to pop. i can't believe i have at least 6 weeks left!!