Doxycycline, Vaccines, Long term Nausea

Posted by cheryl62 @cheryl62, Dec 17, 2024

I am wondering if anyone has experienced what I am going through. Back in June, I had pneumonia - generally a healthy person. I was prescribed Doxycycline which I took for 10 days. Shortly after that I got the Shingles shot. Shortly after that I began to feel nauseous and that has continued on and off until now. I had two good months in September and October and then I got the COVID vaccine, and the nausea has returned. I have tried everything but it won't go away. I am having a colonoscopy tomorrow and then have a gastroenterologist apointment in February. I have no other symptons except for nausea. I am wondering if it is something to do with antibiotic attacking my gut and then when I get a vaccine, it exasperates that. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. The long term nausea is so debilitating.

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smarci76 | @smarci76 | Dec 19, 2024

Have you tried improving your gut microbiome by eating yogurt or similar foods with live active cultures (aka probiotics) or tried gently increasing fiber (aka prebiotics) … in order to feed the good bacteria in your gut? My colonoscopies never evaluated my gut microbiome but do test for H Pylori infection which is important. IMHO the OTC products marketed as probiotics and taken as a pill are a waste of money— I tried several. The best place to get these essential pro/prebiotics is through food. I’m not suggesting this is the only cause or solution to chronic nausea, but it’s a simple and conservative option to try.