Post pancreatitis nausea -- help!

July 28, 2002

Hello

My dad is 80 years old -- suffered a terrible bout of acute

pancreatitis 6 weeks ago. Almost died -- but is starting to

recuperate. Cause of attack? Unknown. Doesn't drink. Had hip

replacement one week prior to attack (yes, that was a fun

combination)-- possibly that set it off. But MD's say they really

don't know why this happened.

Question: He's been on naso gastric tube feeding for about 2 and a

half weeks. Started oral foods with the TF about 2 weeks ago.

Nausea is the big problem.

Last evening the NG tube fell out. Still has nausea.

Any suggestions on meds/etc to reduce the nausea? Phenergan had been

ordered -- however, he said that made him feel worse.

Now on Compazine -- but first dose hasn't really done anything for

him.

Does nausea associated with pancreatitis not respond to meds? Any

suggestions?

If he doesn't eat I'm afraid they'll put the tube back in -- he's

already battling depression -- hoping to avoid the tube.

Thank you in advance for any help or suggestions.

Bev

July 28, 2002

Bev,

Have they tried Reglan? Phenergan has no effect on my and

I'm not sure about Compazine because they haven't given me

that yet. Another possible med is Zoloft.

If you are will to try alternative methods, Ginger has been

known to be a very effective one to take. Just buy some

ginger root, clean it and then cut off a thin slice and suck

on it it. Also has been known to help in different states,

like Ginger candy, pickled ginger(typically used with sushi)

and even Ginger Snap cookies.

A few have also taken it in pill form and found it to work

(usually avialable in health food stores or vitamin stores).

--

Kimber

Vallejo, CA

hominid2@...

Southwest Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

July 28, 2002

Sometimes the nausea is more debilitating than the pain is! I know

in my own case, sometimes the nausea lasts for weeks and weeks but I

do not hurt! I know there is a drug called Zofran that they use for

nausea for cancer patients. It has no side effects. But, the

problem is it is not affordable unless you have insurance to cover

it. I know the pills I have just for one month are $2200 dollars!

But I have a 30 dollar copay and that is it. I cannot even imagine

over two-thousand a month for this stuff. If he is in the hospital

still, they could give it injectable form I think and Medicare would

cover it. Maybe that is an option to check into. Sometimes the

nausea takes awhile to respond. Its miserable I k now. Maybeyou

might want to ask the docs about the Zofran for nausea.

Take care

Kaye

-- In pancreatitis@y..., " thaiapirat " wrote:

> Hello

>

> My dad is 80 years old -- suffered a terrible bout of acute

> pancreatitis 6 weeks ago. Almost died -- but is starting to

> recuperate. Cause of attack? Unknown. Doesn't drink. Had hip

> replacement one week prior to attack (yes, that was a fun

> combination)-- possibly that set it off. But MD's say they really

> don't know why this happened.

>

> Question: He's been on naso gastric tube feeding for about 2 and a

> half weeks. Started oral foods with the TF about 2 weeks ago.

>

> Nausea is the big problem.

>

> Last evening the NG tube fell out. Still has nausea.

>

> Any suggestions on meds/etc to reduce the nausea? Phenergan had

been

> ordered -- however, he said that made him feel worse.

>

> Now on Compazine -- but first dose hasn't really done anything for

> him.

>

> Does nausea associated with pancreatitis not respond to meds? Any

> suggestions?

>

> If he doesn't eat I'm afraid they'll put the tube back in -- he's

> already battling depression -- hoping to avoid the tube.

>

> Thank you in advance for any help or suggestions.

>

> Bev

July 28, 2002