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Posted 2/21/2013 2:14 AM (GMT 0)
I mentioned this here on the board in the past few weeks.

I was just wondering if any of you have had problems with nausea and what came of it.

I had been having small bouts of nausea for a while but there were long stretches in between when there would be none.  So I didn't think much of it.  Anyway it got more frequent and now I have it quite a bit.  Not every day but most days to some degree.  Especially at night after eating.  Most of the daytime I'm ok.

I know that my endoscopy will tell me what is really going on but I'm scared.  I've had so many different health issues this year.  I'm concerned it is something very bad.  It is definately not normal. 

I guess I'd like to hear some suggestions as to what this could be if any of you ahve ever experienced it. 

Today I was pretty fine all day.  I even ate dinner and was good.  Right after dinner it came on slow and now is bad again.  No vomiting but if you push my stomach is feels tender/nauseas.

Posted 2/21/2013 2:22 AM (GMT 0)
Also OT I just learned a few months ago that I have the gene mutation for Mthfr. You don't absorb folic acid well I guess. WEll if you don't you can get a whole bunch of diseases. I am panicing thinking I have stomach cancer or something. I was taking activated folic acid for a bit but never refilled the bottle when it ran out. Cost and finding it etc... you get busy and I didn't think it was the end of the world. Now that I'm having the stomach issues I'm feeling like what if they are connected. I'm not doing well tonight, very nervous...
Posted 2/21/2013 3:33 AM (GMT 0)
i have nausea, too, but lately i've been contributing it to my c diff problem plus the antibiotics i'm on.

it's definitely a gross feeling and i keep getting those burps that taste like throw up. blahhh.

the only medicines that have helped are zofran and prilosec. i try not to take them unless i'm actually throwing up. a few things that calm my tummy are l-glutamine powder and my probiotics. i've tried different teas but adding all the liquid to my gut just makes me more uncomfortable.
Posted 2/21/2013 3:54 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for responding. I don't know what is causing mine and the anxiety of that is making it worse. I do take a ton of probiotics because that is what my integrative MD suggests. I also have a few zofran left but not sure if they will refill so I've been sparing with them. I agree same here, all the liquid makes it worse. I have not tried prilosec just zantac and that didn't do anything. I was afraid that if I had too low stomach acid that those meds would make things worse. I'm so confused.
Posted 2/21/2013 5:14 AM (GMT 0)
I'm nauseated most days. I get really nauseated just before I have a formed stool which I don't understand at all.

I find a lot of relief sucking on Alltoids mints. They are really strong peppermints. I've tried other brands but they haven't worked.
Posted 2/21/2013 7:39 AM (GMT 0)
I had nausea and even vomiting up to ten times a day. They did every test in the world. They could not figure it out. I finally figured it out on my own. I am lactose intolerant. It was hard to connect the milk to it for two reasons. One was sometimes I would throw up within mi uses of consuming the milk and other times it would be hours. Also there is lactose hidden in many food you would not expect. Even ramen noodles has lactose. Also nausea and vomiting are not normal symptoms of lactose intolerance. But that is what was causing it for me. Hope you find an answer
Posted 2/21/2013 1:59 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Teddtlove I am dairy free so I don't think that is it. But it's good to hear that it could be something rather benign. I'm just nervous that it's something worse. I feel better this morning as expected. Not perfect but not that bad nausea of last night. It's better with an empty stomafch usually. Some nights it is not as bad and others it's worse. Eating late, eating a lot or the wrong food makes it worse. What was weird to me last night was that I was fine at dinner. I had a sweet potato sort of after dinner because it wasn't ready in time for dinner and after that it started. I just don't get it.

Anyone else with nausea stories I'd love to hear. Especially ones who have had a scope and what they found.
Posted 2/21/2013 3:39 PM (GMT 0)
Seasons- I was having alot of nausea with my reflux. I would be ok first thing in the morning but the minute I ate anything I felt bad. I had an endo in the middle of January and was told I have gastritis. I was put on aciphex as my protonix that I had been taking for years quit working for the reflux. I feel sooooo much better. In fact while I was waiting for the aciphex approval from my insurance carrier I took a double dose of prilosec daily which made things tolerable. I basically was barely eating for a while because I was so uncomfortable.

Try not to worry yourself too much. You will find out what is going on. When do you go for your endo again? BTW, some ppi's may help and others may not. Kinda like the trial and error of probiotics. Try prilosec but double the dose. I wouldn't think it would hurt to try it. Double the dose is prescription strength btw.
Posted 2/21/2013 6:30 PM (GMT 0)
I had nausea almost daily for at least a year back in my early UC days. I have no idea what caused it. It would almost always happen mid-morning and also after work-outs. It would last about 20-30 minutes and then go away. I just had to deal with it. it went away on its own. Rarely, I will get it again at the beginning of a flare...someone once told me here that nausea was a sign of rectal inflammation.
Posted 2/21/2013 8:25 PM (GMT 0)
I have nausea right now, Have had it or about a week. Don't know if it's reflux or something else . I'm on 40 mg of Prilosec . Not helping at all. Going to the GI tomorrow . Sure he will want to do tests. It's always something!
Posted 2/21/2013 10:08 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks Sherbear and everyone else. My endo is scheduled for 2/27. Hopefully it's easily treatable. I'm just tired of it. I feel fine right now, but I could be so sick after dinner or near bedtime it's crazy. I ate 2 eggs today, gf toast, applegate sausage and a protein bar. Everything was fine. It's so odd.

I did have a ton of nausea when I was diagnosed though. Terrible unrelenting nausea forever. It was brutal. The bm sx I was noticing have pretty much stopped now. Formed and not seeing blood. Go figure. I have no idea.

I am cautious with the PPIs because I know my naturopath is not a big fan of them and also if you have the mthfr mutation which I do...it is advised you don't take them because they inhibit folic acid absorption. However I will do whatever they say to heal this problem. It's making me crazy!
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