Chronic Nausea

[sally]

Thank you for this service.  After reading your archives I see I am not the only one with a nausea problem. I am a 40 year old women. 7 years ago I had a stomach virus.  Prior to that I hadn't vomited in 20 years!  Since then I have become extremely nauseous 2 -3 times a week after eating.  I have seen several MDs, homeopaths, tried acupuncture, chiropractor, and numerous others things.  I've had an upper GI, Gall Bladder Test, Stomach cat scan, blood tests,etc.  I had an allergy test that showed sensitivity to several foods and I have eliminated them for several months, still no change.  I went 6 months without wheat!!("I'm Italian and that means no pasta!)  My symptoms are:  after eating within 5 minutes or 2 hours I get very nauseous.  THere is no pattern.  I can eat the food once and be fine, eat the same food another time and be sick.THe only pattern is that my worst attacks are after eating out at a restaurant.  I do not vomit- though I feel like it.  THe attack can last several days, nauseous, shaky, weak. I swear I'll never eat again.  Then I start to feel better, start to eat again.  THen I get another attack.  The bad attacks don't happen that often, but the nausea happens 2-3 times a week, bad enough that I have to lie down.  I'm afraid to eat, afraid to travel...it's starting to affect my life..I've lost alot of weight.
After 6 years of this..I went to see another MD.  He gave me Propulsid to take and I just started with it. I don't understand, if my stomach is not emptying correctly, why is it ok sometimes and then others I get very sick?  His diagnosis was
cyclic nausea.  What does that mean??  He did not mention gastroparesis, but after reading your archives , it sounds like a possibility.  Is this something that can be healed or do I have to keep taking medication forever?  Will the medication make my stomach dependent on it to empty?  I hate to take medication and would rather find a natural way to heal myself, but so far, 7 years of trying has not helped.  ANy advice?

[Sparky]

Justin - my 17 year old daughter has acute nausea whether she eats or not.  She is under weight also.  The doctor recently prescribed a very low dose of Elavil for an appetite stimulant.  Ask your doctor about this.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what might be wrong with my daughter?  The doctor has not been helpful.  She misses way too much school and activities.  She has very low blood pressure.  She was not given the glucose tolerance test but several tests were done on her blood and they have ruled out hyper or hypo glaucemia.  She is nauseated upon waking and lately gets sick after she eats also.
Thanks.

[west coast man:]

Shelly: You should see a Dr. May have G.E.R.D. The H2 blockers
        will seldom help in true G.E.R.D. An Acid Pump Blocker
        (Proton Pump) as Prevacid ( Lansoprazole) is far better
        than an H2 drug.

[Justin]

I am a 33-year-old male. I have had chronic naseau for 10 years, with no real diagnosis ever given. I have very few acute bouts these days, but almost daily I experience "stomach awareness" - sort of a mild nauseau. This sometimes kicks in during a meal, causing me to abandon it. As a result I am about 15 pounds underweight. I have given up on a diagnosis (I have had several endoscopies, CT scans, etc. I do not have an emptying or motility problem.) What I'm wondering is, is there anything out there that could help treat the symptoms? When I get an acute attack I use Emetrol, which seems to work reasonably well. But if there is anything better I'd love to hear about it. I know of nothing to take for this 'stomach awareness.' It is too mild for Emetrol but nontheless it is more than just a nuisance. I could also use something to act as an appetite stimulant, if such a thing exists. Thanks for any help.
Justin

[Tony]

My 7 year-old Son has been battling nausea since he was 3 years old.  He never actually vomits. It almost always happens in the early morning and gets dramatically better in the afternoon (although it has happened in some afternoons and 1 or 2 evenings).  In the past, he has gone a few months without an episode.  For the last 2 weeks, his nausea gets activated the minute we arrive at school.  I can't imagine that it's "stress" related because he is a popular little boy with many friends and does very well in class.  His Doctor has ordered several tests and has not found anything wrong with him. Another Doctor did however find that he had excessive air in his stomach (revealed in an x-ray) and recommended he drink Ginger Ale or an Alka Seltzer so he could burp -- we tried this and he has not burped. As a matter of fact, he has never burped (3 months since the Doctor's suggestion now), no matter what we do!!!! (my Wife & I can't remember the last time he ever burped!).  For the past few years, when he was feeling nauseaus he liked to drink water, it seemed to provide temporary relief & he kept a water bottle around as a security blanket.   He doesn't ask for water anymore. We need HELP because this Nausea is starting to affect him negatively (today at his sister's birthday party he had to sit down and watch the other children play because he was having several nausea episodes).  Also, none of the Doctors has ever prescribed a thing for him!!!

[Pam]

I checked the comments but did not see much on actually vomitimg.  My 12 year old nephew has vomited allmost everyday since Thanksgiving.  I prepared the turkey and I am feeling so guilty that maybe that was what caused it.  No one else became sick, but he has not been back to school since then.  My brother and sister-in-law have taken him to doctor after doctor and can find nothing.  Just before Thanksgiving day my brother had mentioned that he was feeling depressed because some kids had called him fat, but he is not fat just a little flabby around the middle.  Can this have anything to do with.  Please, if anyone has had this type of problem I would so appreciate your response.

[Marita]

I am 72 years old, and had my gall bladder removed 39 years ago.  Had no aftereffects.  After an emergency hysterectomy 4 years later, I developed staph infection, and the bowel collapsed.  Since then I have had multiple colon problems, culminating in part of the colon and middle intestine removal.  Seven years ago had emergency surgery for a blocked colon, caused by adhesions.  Since then have had bouts of diarrhea which were thought to be due to food allergies.  However, the past few months have been plagued with sparodic bouts of nausea, and complete loss of of bowels.  The doctor just prescribed, Questran (cholestyramine), but yellow dye is one of my worst allergies, so am unable to take it.  Does anyone know of a form of this drug that is without dyes?  Would appreciate any help I can get.  I don't eat any gluten, milk, or soybean products, as these all seem to aggravate the diarrhea condition.  But NEVER had the nausea before.  That reminds me of when I was pregnant, same no rhyme or reason pattern.  Thanks to ANYONE who can help me.