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Natural remedy anti nausea

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  • Posts: 111 Member
    Can you handle ice cream and shakes.....get the most calorie dense one yoh like and eat a spoon at a time? make the shakes with full fat milk and cream and sip? In the uk we have ensure a fortifying mix they give to pack in extra calories to the ill.

    Yeah, I have Boost High Calorie (530 per 8oz). Insurance pays for it, and even with 2 a day I'm still barely getting 2000 calories with trying to eat smaller stuff every couple hours.
  • Posts: 111 Member
    edited July 2016
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    Yesterday was the first time I went over 2000. Usually I get 1600-1800.
    I had 3/4 of my Boost & milk mix, but had to stop because of the tummy upset. The milk/Carnation and pudding I BARELY finished. Dinner was technically 2 meals...I ate a taco and some soda, took a break for an hour, then had half a burrito supreme and had to quit again. This "nibbling" nonsense is annoying!
  • Posts: 1,248 Member
    candied ginger, they also sell it in tablet form
  • Posts: 19 Member
    I used to be on low dose chemo and dealt with nausea A LOT. here is what I found that worked for me
    -salt, like pretzels or kettle chips, eased it a lot
    - Sierra Mist
    -taking a nap!
    -phenergan, downside for you is that'll knock you out
    -zofran ODT (disintegrating tablets not the oral kind)
    -positive thinking!!
    -eating what I was craving in that moment but stopping before I felt sick
    -SeaBand (name?) bracelets.

    Nausea is no fun and I hope you find relief from it soon.
  • Posts: 19 Member
    Ps have you been tested for gastroparesis? Apologies if it was mentioned up thread at all.
  • Posts: 111 Member
    edited July 2016
    Zofran gives me feverish hot flashes, phenagren makes me a vegetable (I'm awake, but NO coordination... the nurses have to practically carry me to the bathroom, I can barely even walk!)
    I do eat what I'm in the mood for, but can still only eat small amounts about every other hour.
    I don't think I have gastroparesis...my stomach empties just fine, it just doesn't tolerate much more than 2 cups of volume at a time.

    My cardiologist got me a referral to GI to see what we can figure out. I think it's because my scoliosis is making my ribs squishing my stomach, because if I lay flat, I seem to have more room than sitting up...so I suggested getting a feeding tube and doing night feedings of 1000 calories, and I can still do my 1600ish solids during the day, until I get back up to 85 lbs again. Then I can go back to just maintaining, I hope! We're still not sure why I lost the 20 lbs these last couple years anyway, as I have not changed any eating or activity habits/routines.
    So I'm going to GI clinic on Tuesday :)
  • Posts: 37 Member
    I have found that ginger tea really helps when I am feeling nauseous or a little queasy. Be aware though that it definitely is an acquired taste....after drinking it a few times I actually now like it, but initially it was tough to drink.
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