Chronic Nausea
Being nauseated when you are feeling under the whether or pregnant is not something any person male or female likes feeling. Nausea
becomes a really hard issue to accept and deal with when it becomes chronic.
My battle with chronic nauseas began a years after my youngest son was born, I was 27 years old. Although I had battled stomach
problems all my life, and had been diagnosed over the years as having food allergies, the occasional nauseas was something I simple
tried to accept and live with. But when it became a daily reality, a doctor told me that I had an ulcer ( with out running any tests) and told
me to treat it with Maalox . But no amount of Maalox I drank would stop the nausea, or stop it from waking me up in the morning, or plaguing
me off and on during the day.
For the next 15 years, I was diagnosed and treated for IBS, chronic appendices ( even though I did not have an appendix) ,GERDS,
hypochondria ( sent to a psychiatrist) , and finally told that my stomach problems would go away if I would lose some weight. I was
finally diagnosed with Gastrodudnal Crohn’s Disease/ Gastroparesis when I was 42. Once diagnosed my doctor did try to treat the
nausea , but the medication never worked. Finally I began to take an over the counter medication for motion sickness. And it did
help, but it also caused me to feel exhausted all the time. I finally had to make a choice.. continue to take it and sleep my life away, or
return to me world of chronic nausea. I decided to meet myself in the middle, take the pill if I needed to relives my symptoms so I could
sleep, and during the day, tough it out.
Unexplained Nausea
It's estimated that chronic unexplained nausea affects about 25 percent of the population. Often patients complete the routine battery
of tests to rule out ulcers and other pathologies. However, they're still left without answers.
The simple reality that nausea can be a symptom of many different disorders and disease, including Diabetes, Gallbladder
problems, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
Crohn’s Disease, and Gastroparesis just to name a few. The simple truth is , that some people are never given a medical
diagnoses for their chronic nausea. But whither you have been given a clear diagnose or not, and are being treated
for it, nausea may still continue to be a daily problems.
How do I treat my chronic nausea?
That is a complicated answer. If the nausea is the result of low blood sugar, the answer is monitor your blood sugar, even if you are not diabetic.
1. Acai berry juice mixed with a powdered protein shake. I have no idea why it works but it does.
2:Drink 1 to 2 tbs. of a non-carbonated syrup (like corn or sugar syrup) or a lukewarm, "flat" carbonated soda. These remedies aren't recommended if you're diabetic or watching your sugar intake.
3:Use ginger, one of the oldest remedies for nausea. Keep ginger ale, fresh ginger or ginger cookies on hand. Purchase ginger root capsules and take according to directions.
4:Settle your stomach by drinking warm liquids like broth or hot water with lemon before eating solid food. Nibble a few saltine crackers, and then add small quantities of bananas, apples, rice or toast.
5:Rub peppermint oil on your gums, or suck on a piece of peppermint candy. Make a tea from peppermint. Place the dried herbs in a tea ball or tea bag and seep in hot water for a few minutes. Spearmint and chamomile teas may help, too.
6:Experiment with scents that can calm your stomach and make you feel better, like peppermint oil or a freshly cut lemon.
7:Purchase sea-bands, which apply acupressure to the wrists to relieve nausea. If you don't have sea-bands, to achieve a similar effect use your thumb to apply firm pressure to the inside of your wrists.
8:Prevent future nausea. Follow a diet that includes fruit, vegetables and fiber-rich foods. Don't eat fried and processed foods. Find out what foods upset your stomach and stay away from them.
Tips & Warnings
If home remedies don't provide relief of nausea caused by pregnancy, chemotherapy treatments or other health conditions, talk to your doctor about the possibility of taking prescribed drugs.
See your doctor if you have frequent nausea, or severe nausea that lasts more than a day.
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