Chronic nausea for 6 years! HELP!

Posted by janethmc @janethmc, Feb 14, 2023

My mom is now 84 and has been experiencing chronic nausea for 6 yrs that use to be seasonal in Alabama (Feb - Oct), but now year round. She has recently started taking Imipromene to reduce the sensitivity of the gut which takes several weeks to start working, but about the time it seemed to be working she had a bad UTI and of course a round of antibiotics. Her nausea during the UTI and antibiotics was high level and around the clock coupled with anxiety and lack of sleep. She is taking Nexium and now Phenergen (vs Reglan which stopped working after 2 months). Her gut seems more sensitive so we are trying to give her foods with probiotics and prebiotics to build the healthy bacteria again. Phenergan is helping her sleep at night better, but unstable due to dizziness. We are not sure what to do and her gastroenterologist seems puzzled. We are also going to try the ReliefBand and praying that works for her! Any suggestions of a great doctor in Alabama or near?

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texasdeb | @texasdeb | Feb 17, 2023

I had undiagnosed nausea for years. Gastro doc ordered a gastric emptying test and found out I had gastrophoresis. With a big chsnge in my diet I have been able to manage it. Not fun cutting out so many foods I’ve loved but worth it.

frances007 | @frances007 | Feb 18, 2023

In reply to @janethmc "Thank you Frances for your message. My mom can't function without taking it around the clock...." + (show)

Hello.
Yes, I take phenergan regularly, often every 6 hours as needed. While I have been prescribed other drugs for nausea such as Zofran and Reglan, these 2 drugs come with unpleasant side effects, and my doctor did advise me that Reglan has been known to cause neurological damage.
I take phenergan because of a liver disease. My pancreatic and liver ducts are dilated. Nausea is a frequent side effect of this problem.
As a side bar, I too get frequent UTI's and the antibiotics are hard on my stomach. Taking a probiotic along with the antibiotic has proved helpful. But, I do know that frequent use of antibiotics can create long term problems with one's stomach. I am still recovering from my last course of antibiotics that were given 2 months ago. It is not unusual for this to happen.
I am so sorry about your mother, and I hope she is feeling better soon. Check out some probiotics for her.
I wish you both well.

cnash1 | @cnash1 | Feb 19, 2023

Do some research on Mals. My daughter was just diagnosed.

janethmc | @janethmc | Feb 20, 2023

In reply to @cgs "So it would seem that the antibiotics made it worse rather than better that might be..." + (show)

The antibiotics were given to her for a UTI which I think made the sensitive stomach a lot worse because the antibiotics destroy bad and good bacteria. We are giving her probiotics to help with that, but not sure this nausea is acid reflux. What if another cause? I wonder if it could be connected to the nervous system.

janethmc | @janethmc | Feb 20, 2023

In reply to @frances007 "Hello. Yes, I take phenergan regularly, often every 6 hours as needed. While I have been..." + (show)

Thank you Frances for your help. Yes mom is taking Nature's Sunshine probiotics. Wow, I had no idea it could take that long to improve after taking antibiotics. What kind of probiotics do you take?

frances007 | @frances007 | Feb 21, 2023

Right now I am using Culturel, but can say that Align works much better, although it is much more expensive. My sister buys it on Amazon subscribe and save, and you do get a bit of a discount buying it that way.
Best of luck, and thank you for the note

janethmc | @janethmc | Feb 22, 2023

I appreciate you sharing what works for you and I have been wondering about the Align. Costco has it, but I don't know the price.
Mom is having some improvement after being on an increased dose of Imipromine during the last week and we are sooooo thankful! Some breaks in the nausea and lower levels of nausea are encouraging!!
Take care Frances!

mikejjb123 | @mikejjb123 | Feb 22, 2023

In reply to @texasdeb "I had undiagnosed nausea for years. Gastro doc ordered a gastric emptying test and found out..." + (show)

I could have written your story except nausea 5 years later still. I know i eat at 6 and sleep at 9 or so. Too late? On dexilant but can't seem to get food under control. No consisitency even if i write down. Cut out caffeine, whole wheat, and others. What about dairy? Thanks

texasdeb | @texasdeb | Feb 23, 2023

In reply to @mikejjb123 "I could have written your story except nausea 5 years later still. I know i eat..." + (show)

Dairy is out. I do eat a little cheese but milk, cream cheese, yogurt and such I can’t tolerate.
Hope you find relief. Have you had the gastric emptying test done?

mikejjb123 | @mikejjb123 | Feb 23, 2023

In reply to @texasdeb "Dairy is out. I do eat a little cheese but milk, cream cheese, yogurt and such..." + (show)

Yes and it showed too slow emptying. Yeah, I eat too much cheese.

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