IBS and Nausea?

Caregirl, my cousin used to get so sick right before her period that she would have to stay home at least one day a month because she was vomiting and generally just sick as a dog. And she has no bowel or stomach problems that I'm aware of.

A lot of gynos will prescribe birth control for women with this problem because it tends to make it less intense. And now there is BC that will keep you from having a period all together (and all the accompaning PMS). When very heavy bleeding is also involved, some doctors will even scar up the uterus just a bit to get it to quit producing too much lining (this shouldn't intfere with your ability to have children, though). Having a baby frequently makes PMS and menstural problems less, as does just getting older (and probably producing fewer hormones).

I have a prescription for Phenergan and while at first it DID make me VERY drowsy, the more I've taken it, the more used to it I am and it no longer makes me sleepy. Its about the only thing I have found to help w/ the nausea but I am happy to have found this forum so I can try some of the other suggestions listed here!

yeah, i agree IBS-A is a catch 22. i hate that it can happen at any time and well...u know. it can be embarassing.
ive been taking Dicetel for 3 weeks now. Its still not cleared up the D. I'm thinking to try the calcium that I've read a lot about.
We'll see what happens. though I see my doctor on Monday and i might ask her to switch meds. though she said to give it a month...even though it should clear up symptoms a few days after taking it!

Hi,

I have been suffering from nausea specially in the mornings for the last two months now. I got an endoscopy done, blood tests for sodium and calcium levels as they contribute to nausea. I also got a CT scan of my brain to rule out a brain tumor. Everything is negative and the physician has diagnosed me with IBS.

Although i am on metaclorpromide for my nausea , it really doesnt help that much . It is really disrupting my life as i cannot do anything in the mornings. I always feel tired and lethargic.

I recently came across a product called Digestrol . Has any one tried it ??

I am in singapore and havent been able tofind ginger tablets so cannot try that out for my nausea . Does anybody have any other suggestions?

hi ,

Thanks.. yeah after endoscopy they daignosed with hiatus hernia but a very small one and gastrits and i was on omeprazole for a month and half . Since my symptoms of nausea persisted my doc got the other tests done ..

i am not on any multivitamins. However i have observed that even when i eat i feel a burning sensation in my stomach and a bad breath ...

wonder what the prob is .

Yeah ginger tea is available but was trying to avoid having tea since it has alkaloids which might be irritants.

well i've been using the caltrate for a few days now...and i see the improvement as in i'm producing more solid waste that is sorta 'normal' however - it's not gotten rid of the D completely. Yesterday i had a horrible bout of D in the afternoon. In the morning I went to the washroom and it was "normal". Then all afternoon/night, my stomach was churning.

Today nothing yet though the D churning has subsisded. Does it take a while for it to fully kick in or do you notice that it doesnt disappear, just help it?

Currently I'm only taking 1 pill 600 mg

You can always switch it up.... Take only 1 if you're more constipated, or take 2 if you've got D. Good luck!

You can also use gingersnap cookies or candied ginger to chew on. I would guess they have that in Singapore.

Scrappyjrt - wow, you have it bad! Sorry you have to go through this. So your GERD is what causes all your problems? Including the vomiting? Why do you vomit so much?
Luckily I've not vomited from my condition. Though there have been very many close calls because I use to get (and very infrequently do now) extreemely nauseated!!!

I have noticed that a lot of people (woman mostly) have stomach problems! Mine is caused by stress...over a prolonged many years. And it's caught up with me! Stress kills :(
I hope that it will improve as time goes on...even in the last year my condition has greatly improved. Though I still get very anxious when it comes to meal time when Im not in my 'comfort' zones.
I just hope I snap out of that. In time...it's getting better.

Hang in there everyone! I've been in the lows too - I know its very difficult - esp. when nothing can cure it.

Did you just start with the Ambien it really messes up my stomach. I had to go off it. First night not too bad but then after that progressively worse. Did they give you anything for the spasms. It does sound like you have a bad acid problem so what did they give you for that. That can cause it all. I too take the capsules but even though they say the peppermint is disolved in the intestine not in the stomach I am not too sure of that as everything tends to taste like peppermint to me and peppermint creates more acid. One of the worst for acid.

Unfortunately no one seems to have IBS the same way. It usually is diagnosed when they can find no physiological problem with you. I had the nausea, gas and similar to you. I don't believe I have IBS though I was told I did. I believe I have a severe acid problem which causes the stomach problem and they now seem to agree with that. Ibs is a functional problem and everyone functions differently. Mine went completely away when I took Acidophalous as far as the daily nausea and bloating. I get it occassionally now. I take the capsules mainly for the gas part as they make me burp and I get rid of the gas. My Dr. said that if you have stomach gas and indigestion it is either from acid, swallowing air or drinking carbonated things. I have heard that gall bladder can cause gas and nausea so I don't understand his comment. I was seeing him for extreme belching at the time which is something I never have (hence the capsules but I had the belching then i bigtime for a week 24/7) I go from one thing to another it seems. I would not worry about the peppermint unless you have really bad reflux as I still think they work pretty well. I don't know about the Protonix. I take Nexium and it usually works pretty well but when I get a bad attack I add some Pepcid at nightime and that works well for me. I had Protonix once and thought it made me worse but some people love it. Isn't this a fun world?

Hi, I currently have IBS-C and I've been having nausea everyday ever since a food poisoning attack a couple weeks ago. I didn't have the nausea problems before that so I'm trying to figure out if the nausea is a physical problem or all in my head. I've been able to keep food down since then so I know the food poisoning is gone. I'm currently taking Nexium, Robinul Forte (for the GERD), Paxil (for the anxiety) and my doctor just recently prescribed Zofran for the nausea. Since I have nausea, I don't particularily like to eat so I haven't been eating as much. I really can't afford to lose any weight but eating right now is more like a chore and just thinking of food sometimes makes me even more nauseous. If there is anyone out there like me, can you tell me what "safe foods" you eat and/or drink so at least I can figure out how to get some calories in me? I'm going to try ginger tea but was curious if ginger tea is as acidic as the other teas out there? Thanks for listening.

Oh, does anyone know of any IBS support groups in the Chicago Suburbs? It would be great to meet with other people who understand what I'm going through.