Re: They're Baaaaack

From: Judy Kemp (jukemp@utmb.edu)
Mon Sep 8 18:58:03 2003


There are many anti emetics (anti nausea) medications. Phenergan is one, but it is sedating. There are others as well that work via different mechanisms. If your nausea is really intractable, there is a med called Zophran - it is great to stop nausea. It is a "big gun" - used for patients undergoing chemo tx; but when I had so much pain and had lost so much weight I got some, and it was the only thing that helped.

I would also recommend peppermint: the oil (from health food store) can be sprinkled on a Kleenex and then kept it in your pocket or on your pillow where you are laying. The scent is VERY calming to the tummy and good for the head, you can also suck on a hard peppermint candy and peppermint tea. These are tricks used in the children's chemo wards to help them with nausea.

Take care, Judy On Monday, September 8, 2003, at 07:58 AM, Jennifer Bayles wrote:

> Hi everyone. My last adhesion cleanout was back in March following a
> hysterectomy and colectomy. I've felt better than ever for the past
> few
> months and now I'm back to bloating, constant nausea, constipation, and
> URQ pain. Pretty sure it's small bowel adhesions at the site of my
> gallbladder surgery. I've had the symptoms for about a month now so I
> guess I'll get back to the doc to see how to manage this mess and put
> off surgery as long as possible. This time around I'm really suffering
> more from nausea than pain. I've tried reglan, nexium, the usual
> over-the-counter suspects.... can anyone recommend anything that will
> help the nausea?
>
> --
> Jen in Houston
>
> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm
>


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