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Posted 9/25/2015 1:35 AM (GMT 0)
Hi. I am having a hard time. I feel so useless I have an ihcare. I just started that about aug 2015. I haven't left the house for 2 weeks, I am just feeling so bad and weak. The worst part is the nausea . Do you have any ideas to help with the nausea, ? I take nexium every day in the morning , I also have taken pepto bismal , tums, etc but none of those work.Do You Get Nausea?

Post Edited By Moderator (Sherrine) : 9/25/2015 4:51:35 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/25/2015 8:21 AM (GMT 0)
I don't know what an "ihcare" is.

I've never heard of stomach issues like that with fibromyalgia. Have you talked to your doctor?
Posted 9/25/2015 8:27 AM (GMT 0)
Hi W77,

It's not good for us to take stomach medicine but it's a good idea for us to take a look at our diet.

Are you drinking soda? Are you eating spicy foods or foods with trans fat?

You may have a gluten sensitivity. This can cause stomach upset. You could try going off of all gluten products for a few weeks and see if that helps.

I hope the answer is as easy as altering your diet. Otherwise you may want to consider seeing a gastronologist.
Posted 9/25/2015 10:42 AM (GMT 0)
Nexium could be causing your nausea. Here is a link with the possible side effects. When I was googling this there were quite a few sites about nausea with this medication.

www.drugs.com/sfx/nexium-side-effects.html

I took a similar medication, Prilosec, and had to stop because it helped cause osteoporosis in me. Both Prilosec and Nexium are proton pump inhibitors and developing osteoporosis is a possible symptom. If you look under "musculoskeletal" symptoms in this link you will see hip, wrist, and spine fractures. This most likely is the osteoporosis reference. Also it has fibromyalgia syndrome listed as a possible side effect so you might be getting more pain from this, too, if you have a sensitivity to it. My doctor switched me to Pepcid AC and I've done fine with that. It's not a PPI.

If you find that it isn't the medication causing this you should try eliminating certain foods. As Almost said, you could have a sensitivity to gluten or even lactose. I definitely would stay away from any junk foods and just eat good, healthy foods and drink a lot of water. That helps flush toxins out of the body.

Please do keep moving. I'm know when you are nauseous that can be hard to do but sitting and laying a lot will make you stiff as a board and have more pain. It's important to keep as active as you can. The more you do, the more you will be able to do. If you are sedentary, pretty soon you won't be able to do much and I know that's not what you want for your life.

I hope you get to the bottom of this soon and start feeling better. By the way, I edited your post by giving you a subject line. You will get more responses this way.

Sherrine
Posted 9/25/2015 11:18 AM (GMT 0)
I have it every morning

Nausea is not registered by the gut - it is sensation produced by the brain. Can be gut or inner ear related. Most common with fibro is psychogenic nausea caused by stress or the CNS deregulation that causes fibro
Posted 9/25/2015 12:29 PM (GMT 0)
I will get mild nausea occasionally and if I eat a little something it goes away. It's not that I'm hungry either but this works for me.

Sherrine
Posted 9/25/2015 2:18 PM (GMT 0)
I have had a lot of stomach issues over the years. I too have tried Nexium, as well as Prilosec and keep Tums around.

Medicine just doesn't seem to cut it (for me).j Now I only use Tums and not very often.

I looked at my diet and eliminated offenders. I have been gluten free for almost 15 years - a lifetime of stomach issues and a severe virus that left with me on a IV for fluids and a shot to stop stomach spasms after a week of not keeping things in & I could no longer eat gluten (which took some time to figure out!). I also do not eat dairy other than half & half in my coffee and the occasional bit of cheddar. I avoid fatty food, esp. fried food, and prepared food - I find the more ingredients (esp. chemical ones), the more likely I will have an issue. Easy way to eat once you set up your home, hard to eat away from home !

Having said that, if I am flaring badly or I have overdone it - I can get mildly nauseated. Sometimes it can be a hydration issue or I may need to eat a little. I am a big believer in regular exercise - on bad days that may just mean a 20 minute yoga video to stretch myself out - but it all helps.
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