Re: Re: nausea & chemotherapy -- was seeing blood---i am scared :-(

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Sadly

to say I have become very familiar with nausea.  It is one of my chronic

symptoms now that I have functional upper GI disorders, plus dealing with a

deteriorating nervous system and spine that prompts nausea from what’s

called a central (brain) cause. I’m currently going through a very mild

chemotherapy treatment for skin carcinomas (very, very mild compared to what

you’re going through) and yes, nausea has increased.  Antibiotics also

trigger nausea for me, as does a lot of other things.  Even eating causes

nausea. [sigh]  I’ve learned to manage the symptom so that most of the

time it isn’t bad.

Eating

bread or crackers is very helpful with nausea for some folks.   In my case they

make things worse for me, but each of us are different.  Are you using an

anti-nausea medication (anti-emitic)? They are usually prescribed during

chemotherapy.  I keep a supply of Phenergan on hand for my really bad nausea days,

which come along in a cycle of every 10 to 14 days, but there are a number of

different types of anti-emitic meds so we often have to try different ones

until we find what works best for each of us.

Unfortunately

if you are also dealing with digestive disorders, the reason you are on SCD I

would guess, then you can’t heal as much as you’d like unless you

can find another option to the complex carbs in bread.  You might need to do

some experimenting to find an alternative. 

One

thing that comes to mind is trying the SCD cracker recipes, made with almond flour.

That has the advantage of also giving you more salt, since dehydration can

accompany severe nausea. Sometimes my body is asking for something salty when

my nausea is increasing.  But the cracker recipes usually include dairy (DCCC

or dripped yogurt), which isn’t usually recommended for nausea.  Or you

could make a more savory nut flour muffin, such as zucchini muffins, keeping

the sweetness to a bare minimum, since sweet things can make nausea worse.  The

muffins will be soft.  I haven’t made the recipe for Lois Lang bread, or

the soufflé bread, but they might work for you instead of the muffins. 

When

my nausea is severe, I tend to drink more than eat solids.  I sip on room-temperature

drinks such as diluted homemade apple juice or electrolyte drink or water,

usually a glassful of each over the hours. Sometimes the liquids will make

things worse, initially, but once the minerals are absorbed, and my pancreas has

responded to the carbs in the apple juice, the nausea abates.  I usually go for

soft protein when I feel ready for solid foods, such as scrambled or

hard-boiled egg.  The first carb I will eat is well-cooked Italian green beans,

one of my most favorite and best tolerated vegetables.  But that is me –

carbs are not easily tolerated.  I’m lucky to eat one nut flour muffin

per day; the nausea is always worse after a meal when I have a muffin. 

Hopefully

you can find a workable alternative to bread while you’re on

chemotherapy.  But I would stick with what is working for you until you feel

ready to test alternatives.  If all of your other foods are SCD-legal, it will

be a healthy diet, and your gut ecology may improve a bit over time. 

Kim M.

SCD 6+ years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 7 years

neurological & spinal deterioration 4 years

currently dealing with skin issues on hands and arms

(carcinomas)

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As

you know, I take (oral) chemotherapy for leukemia. If I don't eat enough (and

it seems like it has to be some type of " bread " to absorb medicine?)

than I become violently nauseated. It is horrible.

Anyone understand why the nausea happens? Or have ideas? Maybe some of you have

nausea with antibiotics if you don't eat the right foods?

Thanks