How long before seek IV fluids

April 26, 2011

About a month ago I had a flare up where I couldn't eat or drink anything for

several days. My nitro finally seemed to help ease it (or maybe it just ended

on its own), thank goodness! Well, I've gotten another one starting on Sunday

evening (Easter) and so far haven't eaten or drunk anything since then. I've

taken several nitro and so far they haven't eased things.

I'm going to call my GI doc and see if he can prescribe me something else to

try, but at the moment I'm also concerned with getting dehydrated. How long can

I wait before I should go to urgent care or the ER and see if I can get IV

fluids? I really want to avoid the ER because of very high copay cost.

I don't feel thirsty or hungry (when I have the flare ups and can't eat, its

like my body knows and doesn't want food/water). I am regurgitating most of my

saliva I think, because I'm spitting up foam a lot, and having dry heaves a lot.

I weighed myself last night and I weighed 3 pounds less than about a week and a

half ago, and this morning I was down another 3.5 pounds. I'm sure much of this

is water weight (although have been on a diet, so first 3 pounds may be some of

that from before this incident). But I don't feel too bad (other than the

miserable nausea and spitting up foam, and heaviness in the chest).

I'm just not sure how long to try to give it. Today? Wait until tomorrow?

Last time I had a span from Saturday midday until Tuesday evening with no

intake, but I'm wondering if I should let it go that long.

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