Help! Nausea while going hypo?!

[Guest guest]

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I get nausea and all kinds of indigestion when hypo. It is due to slowed

stomach emptying. There really isn't a whole lot you can do about it. My endo

recommended Pepcid AC twice a day and Gaviscon in between. It seemed to help a

little bit.

[Guest guest]

Has anyone had problems with nausea while going hypo? I'm in the 2nd

week of hypoland and this is the 3rd day of nausea!!

I would love any advice!

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

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During my hypo phase (after surgery pre-RAI), I too was

nauseous....daily, for 6 weeks so I know how bad you feel. I was just

reading some archived messages on this subject and many people

mentioned that ginger in any form (giner ale, ginger tea) helps with

nauseau. For me, the only thing that felt semi-good was root beer,

and chocolate milk on ice (weird, I know, but whatever works). I hope

you can find some relief. Hang in there.

Jana

TT 9/02 (metastatic papillary)

RAI 230mci 10/02

Follow up scan to come 10/03

[Guest guest]

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I got nausea while I was hypo . I had my Gp to prescribe me

phenagan for it . Some say peppermint will help but it didn't

me .Wishing you well.

Anne

In Thyca , " q8e9d6 " <bigbadnate@a...> wrote:

> Has anyone had problems with nausea while going hypo? I'm in the

2nd

> week of hypoland and this is the 3rd day of nausea!!

> I would love any advice!

> Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

Hello -

Speaking from having morning sickness all day throughout the better

part of four months of two pregnancies . . . These were some things

that helped:

Wint-O-Green lifesavers

Lemon drops

Lemonade soda (Sunkist brand)

My physician with my first baby prescribed Vistaril. Second

physician wouldn't prescribe, but suggested benadryl and it worked

quite well, amazingly.

I also noticed that ice water was a bad idea. Lukewarm or room

temperature water went down and stayed down much easier. My TT is

on Monday, I am hoping and praying that nausea is not part of my

hypo-experience! Best of luck to you. I know it sucks. Hang in

there!

in Nebraska

> Has anyone had problems with nausea while going hypo? I'm in the

2nd

> week of hypoland and this is the 3rd day of nausea!!

> I would love any advice!

> Thanks,

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ChristiNorman@... wrote:

> I get nausea and all kinds of indigestion when hypo. It is due to slowed

> stomach emptying. There really isn't a whole lot you can do about it. My

endo

> recommended Pepcid AC twice a day and Gaviscon in between. It seemed to help

a

> little bit.

It's true that hypo nausea is due to slowed digestion, so eating small meals is

probably the best way to go.

Ginger is also often helpful, in any form - ginger ale (assuming it's really

made from ginger, which it isn't always), ginger snaps, ginger tea (steep a

chunk of ginger root in boiling water). There are

also some ginger candies on the market, which can be helpful, and most of them

are acceptable on the LID.

There are some more recommendations at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Thyca/message/17032 ; this list was compiled in

response to nausea after RAI, but the suggestions - and in many cases, the

causes - are

very much the same.

NYC

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Oh boy, do I know about bad digestive problems and hypo-ness!I had

nausea, acid reflux, and diarrhea. Still do, but to a much lesser

degree. I'm still trying to get my meds right.

Ask your doctor to prescribe something right away, based on your

particular symptoms. No need to be uncomfortable any longer than you

have to. For me, he prescribed Nexium, and it worked like a charm.

You might need something different since your main symptom is nausea.

Some people do fine just adding ginger (ale, candies, cooking with)

to calm the tummy. If you're hesitant to try medicines, start with

the ginger remedies. You'll know pretty quickly if it works.

Welcome to the " better living through chemistry " crowd. Don't

hesitate to use the resources available. Most likely, your upset will

be for the short term, and as you get the proper amount of hormone

your symptoms should disappear.

Joanne

> Has anyone had problems with nausea while going hypo? I'm in the

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> Thanks,

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Quoting Anne Klutts :

Try anything with ginger in it. It works wonders. Kelley

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Subject: Re: Help! Nausea while going hypo?!

> I also noticed that ice water was a bad idea. Lukewarm or room

temperature water went down and stayed down much easier. My TT is on

Monday, I am hoping and praying that nausea is not part of my

hypo-experience!

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Just goes to show -- YMMV.

When I'm feeling queasy (for whatever reason, though I'm NOT talking pg

morning sickness here!), I like ice cold sodapop! Not too much at once, but

it has to be Really Cold.

After my TT, I didn't have a nausea problem, but I did have a

swallowing-hurt-like-hell problem, and the only thing I could tolerate was

ice-water. That wasn't a tummy problem but a throat problem. Anything I

managed to swallow at least stayed down.

bj

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I felt quite sick while hypo, and I found travel sickness pills did

the trick. I found some herbal ones that work on the symptoms (ie

stomach). Ones that work on the inner ear/balance reasons for travel

sickness obviously don't work directly on hypo-induced nausea. I

don't know if those bracelets you can buy that work on pressure

points would be useful?

Sue in the UK

Dx Hashimotos 1994

PT 3/03 - dx pap thyca

TT 5/03

RAI 3.7 mBq 6/03 - hardly any uptade - dx poorly differentated thyca

Lymph node/thyroid remnant removal surgery scheduled 8/03

> Has anyone had problems with nausea while going hypo? I'm in the

2nd

> week of hypoland and this is the 3rd day of nausea!!

> I would love any advice!

> Thanks,

>

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I too get nausea while hypo and it increases the more hypo I get.

I have tried ginger, which helps temporarily, and OTC nausea preps.

However, both times I received I131 treatment, I asked my doctor

(primary or endo) for serious nausea medicine to stop it so that I

would be sure to keep the I131 down. Then I continued that med until

I ran out or the nausea let up.

I also had it really bad this year *after* the I131 to the point of

needing - gosh! I forget the name of the med - in suppository form

in the hospital in order to keep my water down so that the radiation

could be excreted enough so that I could go home! I had to stay an

extra day because of not being able to keep down enough water. :/

Once I got home, I soaked in Dead Sea Salts which extracted enough

radiation from my body to be able to stop the anti-nausea meds. I

think if I am in that dilemma again, I'll take more showers or figure

out some way to put the salts on my body during the shower. Might

work.

I lost several pounds both years pretty much due to nausea...not

that *that* is a bad thing!

The summary? Don't be afraid to ask for prescription meds for

nausea, especially before taking the radioactive iodine and afterwards

too.

take care,

tt 2/02

rai 167.5 4/02

rai 189 3/03

> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 15:13:56 EDT

> From: ChristiNorman@...

> Subject: Re: Help! Nausea while going hypo?!

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> ,

> I get nausea and all kinds of indigestion when hypo. It is due to slowed

> stomach emptying. There really isn't a whole lot you can do

> about it. My endo

> recommended Pepcid AC twice a day and Gaviscon in between. It

> seemed to help a

> little bit.

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