Nausea help

Hi everyone!

Im sure there might be a thread already about this but I was able to find one so please forgive me if im double posting a thread.

I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis last year march, I havent had any issues with it whatsoever but about 3 weeks ago i started a bad flare, well im sure theres worse. i started a salofalk enema 5 nights ago (I take 1 4g before bed) it has pretty much stopped any bleeding and finally ive been able to sleep a whole night through without bathroom interuptions. I understand that i'll still experience cramping (thankfully theyre not quite as painful as before) but im still feeling nauseous, especially when i have a bm. My question is, is there anything i can do for this? Ive tried gravol pills but they havent really helped.

Any and all advice would be helpful. Please bestow your IBD wisdom upon me =P

Thanks in advance everyone!

Boil raw ginger in some water to make a "tea". Drink that, it can settle the stomach. Rx I'd try if I had to would be Zofran, but if natural things can help, I'd do that first.

As you heal, the nausea will lessen since it's something that started with the UC flaring and during bms. How long did the doc suggest you stay on the salofalk enemas?

You could ask the doc for an antispasmodic which can help with the nausea and spasming/peristalsis that can cause the nausea.

Welcome to the forum!

q

Zofran is the only thing that helps my nausea

zofran and prilosec really help my upset stomach.

wonton..I use Bentylol (dicyclomine).

Regarding the enemas, they should be used nightly until you are symptom free. Then another week or at the very least another few nights to make sure all is still good.

That's the time to start tapering to every second night for a few weeks...then same..if all is good, to every third night or twice a week.

Do you have refills for the enemas?

q

*Sorry for the late reply.*

So the good news is the ginger with tea trick works just fine.

RE Quincy: The bad news is that I don't think the enema's are working anymore. I'm on week 3 nearing the end of my box and the cramping and bleeding is back, also my night sweats are back (or it could be the ridiculous hot weather in Ontario right now, hoping its the latter). It's pretty discouraging especially since after the first 2 weeks it seemed like I was going to be symptom free (was at 1-2 BM's a day now back to about 4-5). My doctor said it could take a long time for the enema's to work but it feels like I'm going in reverse now, he has mentioned Pentasa (is it the same as asacol?), I dont know if he means for me to take the pills and enema's at the same time. I have an appointment with him later today to figure stuff out.

oh and yes I do have refills for the enema's.

Thanks again =]

Right now Im only on the enemas. What i also forgot to mention was lately in the morning when I have my bm it almost seems like its mostly the enema coming out (sorry I know its gross haha) I make sure I go to bed so I get at least 6-7 hours with salofalk solution in and I dont eat after 7pm. Did you experience any of this as well? Should I try something else?

Nothing gross about talking enema poos....

Later in the day, do you have a normal bm?

The morning bm for you with only salofalk is normal since it's the first thing in your lower colon...especially if you have no stool yet in the sigmoid.


Looking forwrd to hearing how you do on the Pentasa/enema combo.

q

Time will tell. Some say it's the meds, some say no. I would be concerned about a too soon cessation of meds...but you have to see if it's a problem.

The enemas...you can try doing a half one...or ask the doc to prescribe you the 2g and see if you feel better on those.

I have woken up every morning feeling like that since I was a kid....I don't believe it's the meds for me.

Yours could be that you're flaring in general....see if it improves in a few days. If not, take a night off from the enemas.

Do you have a sulfa sensitivity? could be, in part, the preservative of the enemas.

q

OMG! seems more is going on....but what exactly and why approached pretty fast.

hope you get some relief. I look forward to your next reply...

tc
q

Hi guys,

Forgot to give an update on my whole ordeal....

So I ended up having to be admitted to the hospital for 6 days =[. I had a flex sigmoidoscopy (it was super cool to watch) and they found it was pan-colitis consistent with my UC flare. They had me on 2 antibiotics to help with my fever and nausea (ciprofloxacin/flagyl combo) the abdominal pain was also really bad so I was given morphine some of the nights to get me through. They also had me on 2000mg x2 of Pentasa daily but I found that the Pentasa upset my stomach and even now so I notified my GI and he said I didnt have to take them.

And last but not least they have me on the infamous prednisone. Started me at 50mg x1 daily for 7 days and now I'm tapering down 5mg every week. I'm on my second week, so 45mg, and so far so good. I'm back to 1-2 BM's a day, no blood, there are days when while I'm having my BM that I feel a little crampy but I contributed that to gas maybe? My GI said that I should be off the prednisone by mid-late August and then we can figure out maintenance drugs.

Just recently (like in the past 2 days) I've began to experience tooth pain, and its in a tooth that I had to get a root canal done last year. I've read that prednisone can cause tooth sensitivity/decay, but it's not like my tooth is sensitive to temperatures (although when I drink something hot it does tend to feel better) it's more like if any of you have had braces and you just got them tightened, it feels like that. I just take tylenol when the pain gets annoying but I prefer this pain over the terrible abdominal pain haha. Just as extra precaution I've started brushing my teeth with sensodyne pronamel see if that helps.

Oh and along with the prednisone I take 1000ui of vitamin D x1 daily and 1000mg of calcium carbonate x1 daily and stopped the salofalk enemas.

I have a follow up appointment with my GI next week, fingers crossed that everything continues to go in my favour, wouldn't want to be on these steroids any longer than I need to, THEY TASTE HORRENDOUS!

Sorry! this post was long, thanks for reading along and commenting on my journey =]

Hi Quincy!

Definitely happy to be back to my regular self days.

To answer your question about the enemas, I'm not entirely sure why my GI said to stop using them, I wouldn't mind using them again I have 3 boxes of the stuff just collecting dust for now. I'll ask him about it when I see him next week, I'll also ask him about my vitamin D levels.

For my diet I've learned that red meat gives me a hard time, every time I've tried my stomach would toss and turn and my BM's would be full of cramps.

For the calcium I forgot to mention that it does have magnesium mixed with it.

I noticed that you take metamucil capsules. I was told that until my stools solidify (which they have) I should remain on a low fiber diet. Now that they have been for about a week would you recommend the capsules or should I just start eating foods with more fiber in it? or both maybe?