IBS and Nausea : Hi! I go through phases of... - IBS Network

IBS Network

48,748 members16,076 posts

IBS and Nausea

birdlover18 profile image
24 Replies

Hi!

I go through phases of being nauseous after I eat for a few days- a week, accompanied by excess gas, and constipation alternating w diarrhea (sorry tmi)

How do you guys control the nausea associated with IBS? It’s interfering with work and it makes me anxious to eat! Do you take prescription medicine or change your diet? What foods do you avoid during a flare up?

Thanks 😊

Written by
birdlover18 profile image
birdlover18
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
Read more about...
24 Replies
Luna1988 profile image
Luna1988

Hello,

I’m still trying to sort out my issues of diarrhoea and bloating too but I managed to stop the nausea. This might not be the same for you so I’m sorry if I give the wrong advice! I found that cutting out caffeine stopped my nausea. I really love coffee so tend to have one every now and then but if I get carried away and have too many over an extended period of time the nausea comes back. So I know it’s definitely down to that! Before I discovered this I was just taking Peptobismol and found that really helpful and stopped nausea for a bit too.

I hope you manage to find a way that works for you soon 😊

birdlover18 profile image
birdlover18 in reply toLuna1988

I cut out all caffeine long ago, I miss it so much 😭 Coffee especially really used to cause me too much stomach pain and nausea. Thank you for your feedback 😊

LCat profile image
LCat

Hello Birdlover,

The nausea is the worst. I found that any kind of prescription medicine made my nausea so much worse. Eating the right food was much better. It will take a while until the nausea will go away but it will. Best to stay away from grains in particular whole grain ... that’s what made me feel the most ill..... the opposite what we’ve been told for decades (we were given wrong advice). Also sugar is a bad idea ... I know giving up sugar is not easy.

birdlover18 profile image
birdlover18 in reply toLCat

I agree, watching what you eat is definitely a good way to treat it. I’ve found that when my IBS flares up that dairy, gluten and anything high in fat makes it worse! I’ll have to monitor my sugar too and see how that influences my IBS. Thank you!

EiriniCENL profile image
EiriniCENL

hey birdlover!

I get nausea too when I flare up and it's the worst.

Basically when I have too many flares in a short span of time, I do a week of low FODMAP and it balances out...

I find that lemon juice in water in the morning sorts me out in the short term.

I hope this helps!

birdlover18 profile image
birdlover18 in reply toEiriniCENL

I’m a big fan of lemon water, totally works! I’ll have to research the low FODMAP diet and see how it goes. Thanks 😊

calista profile image
calista

Motillium helps.

birdlover18 profile image
birdlover18 in reply tocalista

Thank you!

calista profile image
calista

I hope you can get it otc.

I take a half or less tab and it always works.

It might need a scrip.

The one I take is called Domerid on pres cription.

Not reccomended if you have cardiac issues.

Hope that helps.

Illustrator98 profile image
Illustrator98

Try taking antacids like Rennies, sometimes I go through periods where my stomach acid acts up and I get gastritis. This can make u feel nauseous after every meal because of the excess acid your stomach produces. I’m going through a flare up of it right now, I don’t know how I would do it without antacids. I hope this is the same for you because it’s an easy fix :) let me know if they work!

birdlover18 profile image
birdlover18 in reply toIllustrator98

I’ve recently looked into gastritis and wondered if I had that!! I can’t take tums because they make my IBS worse but I’ll look into other anti acids, thanks 😊

Hi birdlover

I'm also suffering with nausea at present, I hate it especially as I also have Emetophobia (I'm having CBT for this). I think mine us down to a pot if BOL lunch pot that I had on Thursday as I was fine before that. In the short term I have been using Stugeron travel sick tablets and they work for me for nausea.

I will be going on the low FODMAP diet though as that's the only way is to sort out diet.

All the very best

birdlover18 profile image
birdlover18 in reply to

Thank you I’ll look into it, best of luck to you too 😊

in reply tobirdlover18

Thank you and here's to good health and achieving it.😊

Cathy63 profile image
Cathy63

Have you tried ginger tea? It helps me with nausea and indigestion. I buy it in the health food store. I don't like the taste of it by itself, so I put a black or green tea bag in along with it. I've read that green tea is healthier. I also find mint tea helpful.

birdlover18 profile image
birdlover18 in reply toCathy63

I love herbal tea and mint tea, I’ll have to try ginger tea!

Cathy63 profile image
Cathy63 in reply tobirdlover18

I'm a tea lover. I just started drinking chamomile to calm my anxiety. It's helping.

yogaman profile image
yogaman

Caffeine can be a big problem and I love itrand continue to drink coffee. I have found generic Prilosec to be helpful. I take 40 mg daily If I have a really bad flare up I take Zofran it is an Rx.

birdlover18 profile image
birdlover18 in reply toyogaman

I used to take Prilosec maybe I can start that up again, hadn’t considered it. Thanks 😊

yogaman profile image
yogaman

I would suggest the 40 mg Rx dose or else two over the counter and give it a bit of time. Good luck.

Biddy47 profile image
Biddy47

Sorry you suffer from nausea, it's awful,I would rather have a pain than nausea. I suffer terribly with it when I have a flare, the last one I had was in June and the nausea was so bad I couldn't eat. I lost 10lbs in weight. Eventually my gastro prescribed ondansetron which is a strong anti- nausea drug, he advised using it sparingly. Ginger tea helps a little, and as someone else suggested, sturgeon. I do hope you can get rid of it.

birdlover18 profile image
birdlover18 in reply toBiddy47

I’ve lost weight from it too, it’s crazy. Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll look into that medication

Biddy47 profile image
Biddy47

Sorry, that should be Stugeron.

resident04u2 profile image
resident04u2

I take Zofran when i wake up and i also take gas x tablets when needed

Not what you're looking for?

You may also like...

Nausea and IBS

Hello everyone I was wondering if anyone knew what might cause a change in my health even though I...
Casharrian profile image

Nausea and IBS - is it common?

Hey, I've struggled with what the doctors say is IBS for around 6 years (I've been to 3 different,...

IBS and nausea

Hi guys, Does anyone have nausea with IBS? Apart from occasional tummy pain and chronic...
Bubu83 profile image

IBS and nausea

Hi I'm new to all of this and first time posting. I was diagnosed with IBS last year after...

Nausea main symptom of 'IBS'

One morning six months ago, I woke up with no appetite but still ate not thinking much, that day i...
Cait1999 profile image

Moderation team

IBSNetwork profile image
IBSNetworkPartner

Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.

Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.