Hi Guys,
Can anyone confirm that sickness is yet another symptom of cirrhosis. Terry has now been in hospital nearly 2 weeks & still cannot keep his food down. He is actually quite well in himself but very frustrated. The doctors don't seem too concerned as long as he takes in plenty of fluids but the vomiting is a new thing over the last couple of weeks.
Any help yet again would be much appreciated.xx
Hi h0b0 😀
I had a lot of sickness and wretching before diagnosis, fortunately no bleeding. I occasionally get nauseous and I then have to really divert my attention to something pretty quick. Peppermint is good for sickness, peppermint cordial, Polo's etc.
h0b0 I am sorry that I can't shed anymore light of this for you. Let me know if you come across things that help.👍
Take care 🍀
Many thanks for your concern. The thing that confuses us the most is that he was diagnosed June 2015 & this is the first time that the vomiting has happened. This B****y illness has so any symptoms ...unbelievable !
I totally agree. Deep breaths and take each day as it comes. Keep a check on blood appearing in vomit. Matt just made me bland snacks, biscuits, dry wholemeal toast. It must be horrible for you and Terry. Are you at the Dr's any time soon? Thinking of you 🍀
Pre transplant nausea was a constant feature of my life - mainly in the morning. Post transplant some but not so bad ( might be ant-rejection drug related) For both I was prescribed ant-nausea medication ( Maxalon )This was quite effective. Nausea and feeling you want or need to vomit doesn't exactly help your apatite when you're supposed to have a good diet to prepare for the possibility of a transplant. Explain how you feel next clinic or see your GP. If he's not keeping food down in a hospital setting, the dietitians should be involved by now. Ask the nurse in charge or the doctor involved in the daily care to make a dietitian referral. Make sure you are alerted to when the medical round is taking place so you can be there to talk to the consultant. Unfortunately sometimes you have to assertive. Before you can do that you need to arm yourself with knowledge so you can insist that he gets the right treatment.
Yes when first ill i had g
Fever at same time and now my liver is a bit worse again i can get very nauseous most of the time and chuck up as well.things that help eat a couple biscuits e.g custard creams or rich tea before you do something...
That helps with nausea.then for the being sick..
Very small portions more frequently.dont eat a normal size meal have 2 half ones a couple hours apart.sit upright and stillish until foods gone down a bit.
Avoid anuthing like fish n chips too fatty and that will usually come back up for me !!!some say avoid red meat but ive never had a prob with yhat one.orange juice for me is awful too acid...same witj pineapple.bottom line is little and often and he might find he can keep more down.
Please realise this is no medical list just my own trial and error over 17 years.
If u are trying to go out somewhere a starter and pudding is what i do and then it stays down
Oh and dont have big drinks at same time as eating...preferably a while b 4 or afterwards but leave a bit of a gap.little sips is fine.good luck.cazer.x
Just realized hes in hosp...so no pub meals for him!!!i also take metoclopramide for nausea.hope that helps.
If he looks at sometjing and cant face it or really doesnt want it dont bother try have a sandwich instead.it will come back up if you are forcing down something you dont want.better to have something you fancy than it end ip in the loo.sorry to b base.x
Keep remembering things i do to help it...chew mint gum or have mints of some sort.
Side issue of little and often is teeth trouble beacause of food around teeth for longer...ask dentist for high dose flouride toothpaste and eat savoury rather than sweet but i find sweet is better for nausea so its weighing up! Unless hes got dentures which solves the problem...ha ha !!!
Forgot to mention - cold fizzy, full sugar ( ie. not diet ) drinks are really good in little sips - try not to glug it even if you really want to. Coke was good for me - weird cos I usually hate it. It gives you energy with the sugar and caffeine and make sure you keep it fizzy, cos there;s nothing better than a good old burping session when you feel sick. xx
Jill
Hey, h0b0! ☺
How is Terry getting on? Hope you are holding up too?Take care of yourself .
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He's still in hospital & very nauseous but in good spirits. We need to get him fit & healthy ( well, you know ? ) for 6th June as he has a very important appointment with St James hospital Leeds. Thank you soo much for your concern. Hope things are good with you. xx
I may be being stupid here buy has Terry totally stopped drinking ? I know he;s in hospital, but plenty continue even with cirrhosis. I have early stage cirrhosis, and was last taken into hospital as I'd tried to give up without help, started throwing up (blood too) but as they didn't give me straight away I had someone smuggle it in ;cos I thought it would stop me vomiting. But at no point since I stopped drinking after finding out I'd developed cirrhosis, with the help of resident detox and librium. I've not been told that one necessarily means the other, though obviously peoples reactions can be different. I really hope you continue to annoy the staff into listening to you more as of course, it could be something else, or some complication. Whatever it is, there's nothing worse than feeling or being sick constantly, and they can surely give you something for that. You can have Cyclizine Hydrochloride intravenously or in a pill which is totally harmless, and you may even be able to buy at a chemist. I'm sure you're past being shy wit them by now, but demand he's dealt with - he's got enough on his plate.
Jill
Hi. Terry hasn't had a drink since the day of diagnosis June 2015. He wasn't alcohol dependent so no problems stopping. He was doing ok until start of Feb this year when the illness seems to have taken hold with a vengeance ! He is taking meds for the nausea & the staff are actually brilliant in trying to get him well. Thanks Jill.xx
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