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Persistent nausea can be frustrating

mrmike08075
I am careful with what I eat - and tend to eat in small portions multiple times instead of single large meals

I do intermittent fasting for 12 hours pretty regularly

I take an anti nausea med when needed and have a pretty cast iron stomach - and through breathing and mental exercise can most often tough it out without vomiting

Last night was bad - had atrocious nausea and new it was coming - spent about an hour holding out but ended up worshipping the porcelain throne

What irritates me is that there was nothing in the tank - I had consumed a pint of ice-cream a couple hours before but nothing came up but bile and snot and eventually just clear thick liquid

Dry heaving for a half hour is no fun - it's exhausting and leaves the stomach muscles sore

I feel cheated though - to go through all that and no output as my stomach was empty

Nausea and dry heaves on an empty stomach seems so useless

All through chemo and radiation I mostly avoided the issue

Plain worn out this morning - going back for more ice cream though

I don't know what other people do to deal with it

Mike
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  • mogley98
    Or just regular Marijuana will work too
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  • fordsix
    smoke it[^]
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  • nmyers
    Check with your doctor; there are now several good drugs for nausea.

    I like Reglan for occasional nausea. HEED THE WARNINGS ON THE PACKAGE INSERT.

    You might want to try sorbet or sherbet instead of ice cream.

    Neal
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  • mrmike08075
    I have scrips for two good anti nausea meds

    However when it strikes and is bad nothing seems to work - not even a push of zofram through an IV at the hospital

    They have me eat vanilla bean ice-cream to keep weight up and it's easy on the digestive system and stomach

    The smell and taste were not altered by the chemo

    Mike
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  • Maalox
    I alternated Zofran and Compazine during the worst of my nausea about 3 hours apart. They each work differently and together they helped when one or the other wouldn't work alone.

    My go to food was peanut butter on a toasted English muffin. Seemed to do the best for me during the worst bouts of nausea.

    Hope you find some relief
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  • mrmike08075
    It's not the end of the world - one of the seemingly permanent intractable nasty side effects I have to deal with

    The daily nausea is usually well within my ability to deal with but every month or two there are some bad days

    Mike
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  • Okie Mom
    Mike,
    Could it be the ice cream?
    Have you tired Frozen Yogurt??
    I can't handle ice cream and have found Kemp's Frozen Yogurt works.

    STAY STRONG
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  • mrmike08075
    The ice cream actually helps - the nutrition Doc recommended it

    When I am in the hospital they actually put it on my dietary order

    They give you Dixie cups from the kitchen - usually half melted though by the time you get it

    Doubled up on the nausea meds tonight - won't even try eating

    Bad enough that I am retreating to my music with my headphones on for awhile - turn the lights off and just breathe it out

    Much as I hate retreating and curling up into a ball while trying to find my happy place in my head - it's better then being in the ER

    they tell me if I don't eat for 48 hours or have bad dry heaves for more than 3 days they want me in the hospital

    I managed a baked potato this morning and about a dozen Ritz crackers in the afternoon

    And I have retained my meds so it's not all bad

    Sick 3 times in 6 hours last night - probably spent an hour dry heaving - but no passing out or blood expelled

    I do read and care about everyone's feedback - let's me know that people care - let's me burn off rage

    I have received great advice here and others tell me that they have learned or benefited from what I post

    The animals get upset when I get sick

    Mike
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  • susie
    Try licorice and ginger in capsule form. You can get them at GNC or Amazon. Recommended by chemo doctor. Said sometimes old time remedies really do work.
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  • mrmike08075
    Funny the hospital always has mini pony cans of Shasta ginger ale in a fridge next to the ice maker on each ward / floor

    That and saltine crackers

    Oddly wild cherry life savors also seem to help - you would think the strong taste and smell would be problematic

    The worst is when I drink a bottle of water and can't keep that down - there is something wrong with puking clear water in volume

    They actually made me a protective mouth guard because when it's real bad I tend to clench my jaws hard - like for hours

    A fresh Amoroso roll - at least a few bites can help

    Good advice though - I have some new stuff to try and tips to pass on

    Mike
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  • mnrivrat48
    A number of different causes and a number of different ways to help.

    quote:marijuana smoked will do a lot to settle the stomach and reduce mausea. Not sure where you rowst so that may or may not be an option.


    Relaxation in a location with some breeze or air movement can help. Make sure the oders are pleasant. Breeze off a pig pen is not going to work well.


    This is not your first go around so I will give some assumption the cause or causes are known and other proper meds are taken. Make sure you are staying hydrated and without constipation. Also make sure your kidneys are clear and functioning well. Some cranberry juice is good for that.

    Your head gently resting on the bare chest of your girl/lady will reduce stress and help a lot. (not at all sure about this last one, but sure sounds like a good idea, and I can't see any harm) It calms a baby, so has to have benifit for us older folks in missory. For gods sake woman it is for midisanal purposes ! (PS: this is not just BS - it does work)
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  • mrmike08075
    So when they diagnosed me as stage IV colon rectal cancer - massive advanced tumor which had spread to the lymph nodes - there were not many options

    I had a little used sledgehammer platinum based chemotherapy that involved a schedule of 2 weeks on infusion and 5 days off for 3 months

    Also took heavy doses of oral chemo meds daily

    Radiation therapy was also an intensive program - producing visible external radiation burns

    Survival rate for my cancer is less than 1%

    The treatment regimen I was on had a high mortality rate - less then 5% survive to complete the course - a significant percentage expire before 90 days is up or to see surgery if possible

    So while they ascribe the symptoms and side effects that have more or less permanently manifested the causality is not clearly understood

    There are no case studies because there are essentially no survivors to compare charts and histories and treatment efficacy against

    I am a white whale - a unicorn - I am unobtainium...

    Makes me a difficult patient

    Mike
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