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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She helps me we my gastric issues. When I saw her the first time I would see her 3/wk, I was supposed to reduce my sessions gradually but when I got better I stopped my visits. Then I got very sick in December so I started seeing her once a week in January, while she helped me with the bloating, nausea, diarrhea/constipation, anxiety and I don’t remember what else, I got better but I still had the motion sickness symptoms. I mentioned to her about 5 weeks ago, that’s when she prescribed me the syrup. My weekly acupuncture sessions, herbs and the syrup worked together, but I think the syrup stopped the constant cycle of motion sickness symptoms. Right now I feel normal. I had my session today, and I will have my next one next Monday and we will assess if I should start going every 10 days and so on until I go just once a month. This time I will follow hers instructions. I’m also starting functional medicine next week.

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Where is your acupuncture person located and how do I find a reputable one? I’m so glad you’re better.

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She helps me we my gastric issues. When I saw her the first time I would see her 3/wk, I was supposed to reduce my sessions gradually but when I got better I stopped my visits. Then I got very sick in December so I started seeing her once a week in January, while she helped me with the bloating, nausea, diarrhea/constipation, anxiety and I don’t remember what else, I got better but I still had the motion sickness symptoms. I mentioned to her about 5 weeks ago, that’s when she prescribed me the syrup. My weekly acupuncture sessions, herbs and the syrup worked together, but I think the syrup stopped the constant cycle of motion sickness symptoms. Right now I feel normal. I had my session today, and I will have my next one next Monday and we will assess if I should start going every 10 days and so on until I go just once a month. This time I will follow hers instructions. I’m also starting functional medicine next week.

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What specifically did you look for on the internet when you found the syrup ? I’d love to get some.

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What specifically did you look for on the internet when you found the syrup ? I’d love to get some.

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I just do a search for the syrup writing the whole name of the syrup and several sources show.

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Where is your acupuncture person located and how do I find a reputable one? I’m so glad you’re better.

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In Florida. I was referred to her by the discharging physician from hospitalization.

I would ask around for recommendations and I would search in the Internet for acupuncture services in your area (as far as you’re willing to travel). I would look for the reviews and their education. Mine is a PhD. The average charge per session is $100, and there’s a discount if you take a package of 10 sessions.

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@jananeedsmayo9

What has helped me is the RELIEF BAND. I buy it on Amazon and get the one with replaceable batteries instead of rechargeable. There is now cheaper versions that probably work just as well.

Other things that help is put cold cloths on your wrist .. another place to put a cold cloth is the back of the neck. You can also tap one of your wrist with your fingers.

You can also try smaller meals that are more easily digestible. You can look up lists of easily digestible foods on internet. Sweets and greasy foods can trigger nausea.

A big help would be to keep a journal. Notate what happens before the nausea hit. Did you eat? What did you eat? Did you take medicine? Which one? Were you taking a hot shower or out in the heat? Or maybe the cold? Were there other symptoms? What were they? Belly cramps? Bowel movement? Diarrhea? Headache? Backache? Other pain? Any other questions to answer should be written down and then talked over with your doctor/s.

I hope you find relief.

ZeeGee

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I remember now that I was using acupressure with wrist bands that one uses during sea travel. I helped me too, but in my case was not only nausea, I had all the motion sickness symptoms and the syrup is the only thing that stopped. Of course, I'm very careful about what I eat.

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I remember now that I was using acupressure with wrist bands that one uses during sea travel. I helped me too, but in my case was not only nausea, I had all the motion sickness symptoms and the syrup is the only thing that stopped. Of course, I'm very careful about what I eat.

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I am chemical sensitive ….. which means there are a lot of drugs .. prescription and over the counter that I cannot tolerate. Many I am alleric to. So I have to find other ways to help my body. When I was a preteen my mom gave me Emetrol .. hopeful I spelt it correctly .. for nausea. I think it was something new at the time. It worked. I cannot remember when or why I stopped taking it. Zofran sometimes works. Now it has some weird flavor that seems to make the nausea worse.

The Reliefband .. I did not have much hope for .. it suprised me and helped. It works much like a TENS unit. Between stomach issues and vertigo I tend to get nauseous often (has happened since childhood .. I will be 73 soon).

We don't have an acupuncturist in this area. I've always wanted to try it. A veterinarian here had an acupuncturist for dogs .. I thought about asking for an appointment. 😂

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The Agastache formula is an herbal product.

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I just do a search for the syrup writing the whole name of the syrup and several sources show.

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Please tell me the whole name of the syrup so I can look it up on the internet.

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What is the whole name of the syrup so I can look it up on the internet?

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It's on the bottle (picture I've had attached at the very beginning of our exchange. I think is Agastache Tummy Formula Syrup. The same name that you used in Amazon.

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