Re: meds. and what to do about nausea

[Guest guest]

Sally,

You wrote, " But here's another suggestion... try eating in a new

place/situation,

one not associated with nausea. Because there is a learned component to

nausea and taste aversions and this can happen automatically with a single

experience. "

This is very true, and something that I had forgotten. My tiny one bedroom

apartment doesn't offer many choices, but I can definitely adjust the

environment to change the millieu to minimize any past recollections of nausea

and

discomfort.

Good idea.

Karyn E. , RN,

Exec. Director, PAI

*http://www.pancassociation.org

[Guest guest]

Nausean actually has nothing to do with the stomach or belly, nausea

is triggred in the a brain by an area called the emetic zone. That

is why anti-anausea drugs are classified as anti-emetics. When

people are recieving antineoplasitc drugs ( chemotherpay for cancer

these drugs are very irritating to the brain and to that area and

that is why most have terrible nausea and vomiting. I don't know

that it has been discovered why nausea occurs, it could be substance

secreted in the stomach that reaches the brain or the enzymes

secreted could stimulate this area but nausea is truely regulated by

the brain. Some antiemetic drugs work to suppress this area like

pheregan and they depress that area and others thus the drowiness

experienced while taking this drugs. Some of the newer drugs like

zofran are more specific to that area. Hope that helps with some

misconceptions about nausea.

Atwell lpn