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C. diff, SIBO and chronic nausea

Posted by jillannw @jillannw, Dec 25, 2018

I started 8 months ago with either food poisoning or a stomach flu. I have never recovered. I have had every test done and continue to suffer from nausea everyday. In the middle of this I was diagnosed with and treated for c-diff twice but because I didn’t have the classic symptoms the drs at Mayo thought they were false positives. I also was diagnosed and treated for SIBO twice. The nausea everyday which is where this all started never went away. Has anyone had this and come up with a solution?

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ksdm | @ksdm | Apr 9, 2024
In reply to @mikejjb123 "Thanks. I think it is some of the foods I eat. What is Haldol? I never..." + (show)
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Thanks. I think it is some of the foods I eat. What is Haldol? I never took it. Be good.

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Haldol is used to treat schizophrenia...!

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tjanet | @tjanet | Apr 9, 2024
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Sounds like some of the effects I’m having too. As soon as I wake up my stomach feels like it’s inflamed and it feels jittery, slight nausea and lightheadedness. These symptoms last all day and up to around 9:00pm when they subside. This had all started about three years ago after going through chemotherapy for breast cancer . The first chemo treatment I got c-diff and was put on antibiotics. Only had two chemo treatments before getting mastectomy. I went to GI doctor and was put on Nortriptyline. Doesn’t help the symptoms during the day. What does haldol do and I’m wondering if it could help my symptoms.

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Haldol is usually a anti psychic medication and also used common to use when people are at end of life for pain and nausea management.
Some GI specialists uses haldol for constant abdominal pain and constant nausea.
It's usually a low dose because it can have long lasting side effects at high doses.
Haldol has helped my abdominal pain and lowered my nausea to where it's manageable. I am able to eat without feeling nauseated.

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d13 | @d13 | Apr 9, 2024
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Haldol is usually a anti psychic medication and also used common to use when people are at end of life for pain and nausea management.
Some GI specialists uses haldol for constant abdominal pain and constant nausea.
It's usually a low dose because it can have long lasting side effects at high doses.
Haldol has helped my abdominal pain and lowered my nausea to where it's manageable. I am able to eat without feeling nauseated.

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Thank you: I’ll remember to ask about it at my next visit. This nagging sensation just seems to be getting worse in the past three weeks. Use to be manageable. I’ve seen just about everyone of my doctors except an ENT and naturopathic, which I’ll be seeing both next week. Grasping at straws now it seems.

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mikejjb123 | @mikejjb123 | Apr 9, 2024
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Thank you: I’ll remember to ask about it at my next visit. This nagging sensation just seems to be getting worse in the past three weeks. Use to be manageable. I’ve seen just about everyone of my doctors except an ENT and naturopathic, which I’ll be seeing both next week. Grasping at straws now it seems.

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Same story here! Good luck.

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anjalima | @anjalima | Apr 10, 2024
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I used to have a period when I would have nausea for several days or so if not weeks but it would go away for a time. Now I have low level nausea that remains constant and has not gone away for at least 2 months. Doesn't matter what I eat or don't. Raise my head when sleep or not. Any ideas what to do? Thanks.

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I was having this issue and it seems to have been related to an increased level of vitamin D3. When I dropped back to 1000 it stopped.

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researchmaven | @researchmaven | Apr 11, 2024
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I used to have a period when I would have nausea for several days or so if not weeks but it would go away for a time. Now I have low level nausea that remains constant and has not gone away for at least 2 months. Doesn't matter what I eat or don't. Raise my head when sleep or not. Any ideas what to do? Thanks.

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I assume you have tried:

a good, strong, peppermint tea?
adding grated ginger to foods?

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ladee | @ladee | Apr 13, 2024
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Thank you all for your input and ideas. Much appreciated. Unfortunately it is not hiatal hernia and gastro can''t figure out.

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I have had stomach issues for many years. I have taken Tagamet for years. Had so many test. Once they found liver disease they stop looking for anything to do with my stomach. They refer everything back to anxiety. Also have vertigo that makes the nausea even worse. Vertigo just kicked into day so at least 6 weeks my world will be on tilt! On Maui so I am trying to ignore it all!

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rozy288 | @rozy288 | Apr 14, 2024
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I used to have a period when I would have nausea for several days or so if not weeks but it would go away for a time. Now I have low level nausea that remains constant and has not gone away for at least 2 months. Doesn't matter what I eat or don't. Raise my head when sleep or not. Any ideas what to do? Thanks.

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What about taking like half Zofran ? Ask your Dr. about it .
It may help …. ?

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rosemaryhow | @rosemaryhow | Apr 14, 2024
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I used to have a period when I would have nausea for several days or so if not weeks but it would go away for a time. Now I have low level nausea that remains constant and has not gone away for at least 2 months. Doesn't matter what I eat or don't. Raise my head when sleep or not. Any ideas what to do? Thanks.

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Mike, I know what it is to have frequent nausea and just try to think "what did I eat, or what did I do to bring this on again?" There are times I suddenly awaken at 2 or 3 AM and the nausea is so bad I cannot get back to sleep. Thats when I take half of a Zofran ODT tab . It is like a miracle .But I don't want to ever overuse a drug. So if my nausea is just light, I pour a nice glass of gingerale, and like the Pediatrician use to tell me when my boys were little, to stir all the bubbles out first. Then I sip on ginger ale and it seems to help. I do not know the cause of your nausea, this works for me--you should definitely run it by your Doc.

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tjanet | @tjanet | Apr 15, 2024
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I used to have a period when I would have nausea for several days or so if not weeks but it would go away for a time. Now I have low level nausea that remains constant and has not gone away for at least 2 months. Doesn't matter what I eat or don't. Raise my head when sleep or not. Any ideas what to do? Thanks.

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I have had constant nausea and constant abdominal pain for 3 years. Zofran didn't help my nausea at all. None of the nausea or pain medications helped until I talked to a real smart nurse who told me to ask my doctors about trying a low dose of haldol. Within 2 days my nausea improved and my constant abdominal pain are getting better also.

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