Please help my nausea

[Guest guest]

I need your help. I have an extremely bad case of nausea and vomiting. I wake

up sick to my stomach and it lingers all day long. Some days I vomit, some days

I can only heave, but the queasy feeling is a daily occurence.

I've been taking Phenegran, 25 mg., 3-4 times a day for the past year. It has

lost its effectiveness. I've tried wearing the Scopolomine patch- it didn't

help. I am allergic to compazine, reglan, haldol (used for nausea at Mass

General, via IV). I've also tried to supplement the phenegran with ativan

and/or benadryl without great success. Zofran does nothing for me.

What do you take that really helps with the nausea and vomiting? Anything else

I should know?

I appreciate your help and advice.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

, ask your doc about Marinol, an anti-nausea drug that is synthetic

marijuana. Apparently it works well for some people. Sorry I can't suggest

more.

Best Regards,

Jerry/NC

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> I need your help. I have an extremely bad case of nausea and vomiting. I

> wake up sick to my stomach and it lingers all day long. Some days I vomit,

> some days I can only heave, but the queasy feeling is a daily occurence.

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> I've been taking Phenegran, 25 mg., 3-4 times a day for the past year. It

> has lost its effectiveness. I've tried wearing the Scopolomine patch- it

> didn't help. I am allergic to compazine, reglan, haldol (used for nausea at

> Mass General, via IV). I've also tried to supplement the phenegran with

> ativan and/or benadryl without great success. Zofran does nothing for me.

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> What do you take that really helps with the nausea and vomiting? Anything

> else I should know?

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> I appreciate your help and advice.

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> Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm sorry to hear of your nausia problems. I have had intermittent problems

like that also.

Just a brief list of suggestions.

The idea is to get the GI tract calmed down and working as normal as possible

and that can easily take days.

1 Be calm

2.Keep hydrated, water sips or ice, measure fluid intake and strive for at

least 64 oz. daily

3. Aromas can be a major factor, totally minimize aromas, have someone else

cook, stay away from the kitchen, keep the air fresh but don't use chemical

odorizers.

4. try to eat small amounts of bland food, like 2 tbls rice at a time, eat

frequently as possible

5. A taste of fresh ginger can really help.

6. Pressure on the inside of the wrist about 2 inches above the hand can help.

7. If nausiated, don't eat.

8. Don't travel, ride, or jiggle

9. Emphasize high fiber, a dry shredded wheat bisket is good

10. A little plain unflavored live culture yogert is good

11. if a little improvement is noticed, don't rush into a heavy schedule,

slow and easy does it. And, a big setback isn't worth it.

Once improvement is made very slowly introduce new more desireable foods in

small amounts. Remember to keep the hydration and fiber high. Fresh fruit is

good and apples are in season, oranges and grapefruit will be in season before

you know it. Nuts in very small quantities may be good, like pecans and

walnuts, and almonds, like 2-3 only at a time

If something stays down an hour, it will likely be time to try somethong else.

Remenber, The idea is to get the GI tract calmed down and working as normal

as possible and that can easily take days.

Best wishes, Poncho - GA

[Guest guest]

Thanks Jerry I appreciate the response.

I was on line looking for different meds to try and I put this one

on my list.

I hope you are feeling well.

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> > I need your help. I have an extremely bad case of nausea and

vomiting. I

> > wake up sick to my stomach and it lingers all day long. Some

days I vomit,

> > some days I can only heave, but the queasy feeling is a daily

occurence.

> >

> > I've been taking Phenegran, 25 mg., 3-4 times a day for the past

year. It

> > has lost its effectiveness. I've tried wearing the Scopolomine

patch- it

> > didn't help. I am allergic to compazine, reglan, haldol (used

for nausea at

> > Mass General, via IV). I've also tried to supplement the

phenegran with

> > ativan and/or benadryl without great success. Zofran does

nothing for me.

> >

> > What do you take that really helps with the nausea and vomiting?

Anything

> > else I should know?

> >

> > I appreciate your help and advice.

> >

> > Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

,Mydaughter has had hereditary CP for many years.She uses a " Relief

Band " for nausea.It looks like a wrist watch,but is worn on the inside of the

wrist.It sends electrical impluses into your wrist and that seems to help

control nausea and to some extent helps with pain.People who get air sick use

it.There's a web site you can go to to order one-I can't remember th web

address,but I bet you can find it if you search.With this device,mt daughter no

longer

uses Phenergan at all,and only occasionally uses Zofran.This after many

years dealing with awful nausea.I hope this helps.Feel better.You'll be in my

thoughts and prayers. anne('s Mom)

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/2/2005 2:16:33 PM Eastern Standard Time,

specialedugator@... writes:

Do you still have the Bouvier?

Hi ,

No, the Bouv. went across the Rainbow bridge years ago, I was sorry to lose

him but that's the way it is with pets.

Have a great day

Best wishes, Poncho - GA

[Guest guest]

Poncho,

You are great. Thanks for the helpful tips, I am putting them into

action. I know that smells really affect me, so I make sure to stay

away from people eating and restaurants. Also, I'm always aware of

my tendency toward car sickness. I really haven't been getting out

as much as I should or would like, but I always get sick in the

car. I always get shotgun now (years ago that would have really

ticked off my brother) but ever since the surgery if I get into the

car, I get sick.

Do you still have the Bouvier? They are so cute! That was such a

nice story about him and the babies. We have 2 dogs and I have a

cat that had to move into my parents house when I got sick. I

originally had 2 cats, they were brothers, but most of the last year

I have spent in the hospital and going to MUSC and Boston. My

parents couldn't handle taking care of two dogs, two cats, and me

always sick, in and out of the hospital. We gave the cat to one of

my dad's co-workers, whom I really like and trust, they had recently

lost 2 cats. Anyhow, he is happy and has a new little friend. It

sounds silly, but my cat is so special. He has come into the

bathroom and found me on the floor, he literally cries when he sees

me sick. The other day he jumped up on my chest and licked away my

tears until I stopped crying. He has really helped me through some

tough times. It sounds silly, but pets know when things aren't

right. I can't tell you how many times he's opened completely

closed doors to come and sit with me when I've just come home from

the hospital or I am just laying down, because I am sick.

Pets are special and they don't talk, which is sometimes so nice.

He can't say " I told you so " .

Thanks again for the advice. I hope you are well.

[Guest guest]

Dear Poncho:

Read this a couple of days ago, but didn't need it that day. Now I do

and I'm printing it out because your suggestions are excellent. Some

I've used and others I will try. Thank you so much!

Aloha,

in Hawaii

> Hi ,

> I'm sorry to hear of your nausia problems. I have had intermittent

problems

> like that also.

> Just a brief list of suggestions.

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

This may sound like a dumb question but here it goes. Have you been

having constipation or not going more than you should? I just got out

of the hospital two weeks ago because the nausea was unbearable, plus

I had the pain in my back that made me feel it was cp. After my

pancreatitis doctor admitted me to the hospital and did a ct scan and

found out I was completely impacted in my colon. After they cleaned

me out I found much better. Just a thought.

Sincerely,

Janet

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[Guest guest]

Dear Janet,

It is not a dumb comment at all. I am 5 weeks post-Whipple, so my

bowels are all messed up. I can't really resume taking Pericolace

(very expensive, but VERY helpful, gentle stool softner/laxative. If

you have problems with going to the restroom or hard stool because of

narcotics, give it a try).

Anyhow, I can't start taking the Pericolace again, because I've been

having severe cramping when I have to go to the bathroom and that, of

course, triggers nausea. I probably need to go more than I have

been, but another complication is that I haven't been eating normally

either. I guess what I am trying to say is that it is a great

suggestion with some truth to it, I am sure. But I am too scared to

take something to help things along, as I don't want anymore problems

than I am having right now.

Previously, x-rays have showed up with a ton of impacted stool and

it's been an issue, but now my whole system is out of whack from the

operation.

Thanks for the help.

[Guest guest]

Didn't they discontiue Pericolace recently and replace it with Senna-

S? Plain colace is still available.

Margaret

I can't really resume taking Pericolace

> (very expensive, but VERY helpful, gentle stool softner/laxative.

If

> you have problems with going to the restroom or hard stool because

of

> narcotics, give it a try).

[Guest guest]

I've haven't heard about them disconting Peicolace. I was told to

take Senna S along with Pericolace if the Senna didn't work.

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> Didn't they discontiue Pericolace recently and replace it with Senna-

> S? Plain colace is still available.

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> I can't really resume taking Pericolace

> > (very expensive, but VERY helpful, gentle stool softner/laxative.

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> > you have problems with going to the restroom or hard stool because

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> > narcotics, give it a try).

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[Guest guest]

OK, figured it out-they reformulated it.

Pericolace used to contain casanthranol, which was withdrawn from the

market.

Now its just colace and Senna. http://www.peri-colace.com/

So you could save $$$ by taking the generic colace and adding a dose

of senna (after asking your doc for doseage, of course!)

I've been doing Lactulose for years, after trying everything else. But

I do remember Pericolace being off the shelves for a while because my

neighbor with cancer was taking it and then couldn't find any for the

longest time.

Margaret

> I've haven't heard about them disconting Peicolace. I was told to

> take Senna S along with Pericolace if the Senna didn't work.

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