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Low level nausea for several months & nothing helps. Ideas?

Posted by mikejjb123 @mikejjb123, Mar 30 12:43pm

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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celia16 | @celia16 | 3 days ago
In reply to @slkanowitz "Yes the excess acid causes gastric inflammation and sometimes ulcers. You can google this to learn..." + (show)
@slkanowitz

Yes the excess acid causes gastric inflammation and sometimes ulcers. You can google this to learn the physiology and pathophysiogy related. It tends to exacerbate and remit if one is prone to it. Many factors including genetics, diet, hormone secretion (like insulin triggered by food ingestion)), stress, meds, smoking, etc. affect the HCL production by tbe stomach’s parietal cells. There can be an excess or less often, a reduction in the ideal HCL production. Gastric acid pH can be tested during endoscopy. An interesting related read is Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (rare). Enjoy delving into this!

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My mom’s nausea seems to correlate with her anxiety and depression. When they are treated, she does fine, but when she’s in a cycle, she complains of almost constant nausea.

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mikeh0 | @mikeh0 | 3 days ago
In reply to @slkanowitz "Yes the excess acid causes gastric inflammation and sometimes ulcers. You can google this to learn..." + (show)
@slkanowitz

Yes the excess acid causes gastric inflammation and sometimes ulcers. You can google this to learn the physiology and pathophysiogy related. It tends to exacerbate and remit if one is prone to it. Many factors including genetics, diet, hormone secretion (like insulin triggered by food ingestion)), stress, meds, smoking, etc. affect the HCL production by tbe stomach’s parietal cells. There can be an excess or less often, a reduction in the ideal HCL production. Gastric acid pH can be tested during endoscopy. An interesting related read is Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (rare). Enjoy delving into this!

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Some forums on Reddit seem to suggest that only 0.01% of gastritis is due to excess acidity. I can understand needing to reduce acid to heal an inflammation temporarily, but has it been shown that gastritis actually forms due to excess acidity, or is it rather exacerbated by even normal levels of acidity? I did find interesting the seasonal and hormonal variation, but I wonder if that is not accounted for by the body. In other words, would people have moderate symptoms that come on suddenly due to this natural variation, assuming it wasn't an acute injury like overdose of alcohol. I suppose aging and other factors could make us more sensitive to a process that was going on before.

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tjanet | @tjanet | 3 days ago

I have had constant nausea for over a year. A nurse suggested Haldol so I talked to my doctor and he prescribed a low dose of Haldol and it helps my nausea. I have very little nausea most days now.

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ksdm | @ksdm | 2 days ago
In reply to @slkanowitz "Yes the excess acid causes gastric inflammation and sometimes ulcers. You can google this to learn..." + (show)
@slkanowitz

Yes the excess acid causes gastric inflammation and sometimes ulcers. You can google this to learn the physiology and pathophysiogy related. It tends to exacerbate and remit if one is prone to it. Many factors including genetics, diet, hormone secretion (like insulin triggered by food ingestion)), stress, meds, smoking, etc. affect the HCL production by tbe stomach’s parietal cells. There can be an excess or less often, a reduction in the ideal HCL production. Gastric acid pH can be tested during endoscopy. An interesting related read is Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome (rare). Enjoy delving into this!

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I suffered with slight nausea from the pain medication that I was taking for my back muscle spasm. I quit the pain meds because they were not helping and my doctor prescribed Famotidine. It took a few weeks but it cleared up and has never returned.

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