C. diff, SIBO and chronic nausea

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?

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.

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

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?

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

I had to stop eating Fibrous meats like steak and pork. Chicken is my main meat. Fish is good too. Just real fond of it unless it’s fried.
Look online at the Gastroparesis diet. I use it more for a guide. Skins of fruits and vegetables are not good because your tummy can’t grind it up.
I miss all that really miss my salads but do not miss the nausea like I said before. Give your stomach a break once in a while and have soup and crackers. Good luck.

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

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?

Thank you Mike for your input. Her gastric emptying test showed no problem, but I actually wonder if that fluctuates. Do you know? What kind of diet do you maintain with gastrophoresis that helps you? You still have nausea? We rate mom's nausea level on a scale of 1 - 10 with 10 being the worst and the 50 mg of Imipramine during am and pm may be starting to make a difference because her nausea level has decreased since and had a few breaks. But following her antibiotic for the UTI, she was staying on Phenergen...probably 3 weeks. She does eat some dairy, but only yogurt.
I am glad you are able to control yours more with diet.

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.