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does anyone have any tried and true home remedies to take that pukey feeling away? I've been drinking a lot of water, and last night lit the apricot/basil candle my fabulous fellow sters sent me to mask the wafting smell of my husband's beer from across the room


I'm just so sick of feeling sick...



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7 up and saltine crackers


I haven't tried but have heard that ginger is good for nausea...like ginger tea.



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ginger is supposed to be good. Try some gingerale. I don't know if this works for regular nausea but lemonade helped with morning sickness. I really didn't want to try it- just the idea of something sour didn't sound like it would work but surprisingly it did. A book said something about the sour easing the sour in your stomache. Anyway when you get to that point you'll try almost anything. I really hope you feel better. {hugs}

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I second (third?) the recommendation for gingerale.  Open a can of it and leave it out for a little while before drinking it so it loses some of the carbonation.  Too much carbonation will hurt more than help.  Ginger tea and candied ginger might also work.


Hope you start feeling better soon!


ETA:  I just remembered something.  When I was on Darvocet after I had my wisdom teeth taken out, it made me really sick.  I know people react differently to different pain killers, so it may be worthwhile to call your doc and see if you can get a prescription for something else.  Just a thought.



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In the past, when I've had surgery, I've been so nauseaus that I had to get a prescription for suppositories from my doctor (yuck, I know). The thing is, they work WONDERS and the pukey feeling will go away immediately.

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ginger tea. or maybe gotorade? That helps if I'm nauseous from being sick or if I'm hungover, but those are both more of a dehydration nausea so I'm not sure if it would work for you. Might be worth a try though.

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I've had success w/ flat gingerale too.

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Some people can get relief from Seabands - I've not personally tried them though.


B6 supplements + 1/2 a Unisom (the regular variety) works well too.


 


Sorry you're feeling icky!



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Go to the drug store and get Emetrol. It is the best ever!!!! Also, tea works and if you can get your hands on some - coke syrup. Not a coke, you want the actual syrup. If all else fails - try flat coke.

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illegal or legal? 


flat ginger ale works pretty well. 



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illegal or legal? 


flat ginger ale works pretty well. 




between you, I, and the fencepost, I stocked up on the former prior to surgery


it's not cutting muster, though...



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illegal or legal? 


flat ginger ale works pretty well. 




between you, I, and the fencepost, I stocked up on the former prior to surgery


it's not cutting muster, though...




then i don't know what to tell you.  that's the only thing that has worked when i'm feeling pukey (bewtween you, I, and the fencepost). 


there are so many painkillers out there, i would maybe have him switch you.  what are you taking now? 



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shopgirl82 wrote:


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shopgirl82 wrote:


 


illegal or legal? 


flat ginger ale works pretty well. 




between you, I, and the fencepost, I stocked up on the former prior to surgery


it's not cutting muster, though...




then i don't know what to tell you.  that's the only thing that has worked when i'm feeling pukey (bewtween you, I, and the fencepost). 


there are so many painkillers out there, i would maybe have him switch you.  what are you taking now? 



I'm taking the generic equivalent of vicodin, "hydrocodone/apap" every 3-4 hours, and 800mg of ibuprofen every 8 hours.  I just took a maximum strength zantac and that seems to be helping a little. I had no idea that painkillers made you nauseated like this.  I have a dr. appt. at 9am tomorrow - I'll see what they suggest then. In the mean time, I need some ginger ale or ginger tea or one of the meds you guys listed... I sucked down a ton of 7up last night and it didn't help much but it helped a little. it sucks being unable to drive to pick something up.

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D wrote:


shopgirl82 wrote:


D wrote:


shopgirl82 wrote:


 


illegal or legal? 


flat ginger ale works pretty well. 




between you, I, and the fencepost, I stocked up on the former prior to surgery


it's not cutting muster, though...




then i don't know what to tell you.  that's the only thing that has worked when i'm feeling pukey (bewtween you, I, and the fencepost). 


there are so many painkillers out there, i would maybe have him switch you.  what are you taking now? 



I'm taking the generic equivalent of vicodin, "hydrocodone/apap" every 3-4 hours, and 800mg of ibuprofen every 8 hours.  I just took a maximum strength zantac and that seems to be helping a little. I had no idea that painkillers made you nauseated like this.  I have a dr. appt. at 9am tomorrow - I'll see what they suggest then. In the mean time, I need some ginger ale or ginger tea or one of the meds you guys listed... I sucked down a ton of 7up last night and it didn't help much but it helped a little. it sucks being unable to drive to pick something up.


 


D- I get really really nauseaous when I take that same thing.  I threw up constantly when I had my wisdom teeth out (which I imagine is not the same kind of pain) and I when I stopped taking it- I stopped puking. 


I found that upping my dose of Tylenol and rotating that with Ibuprofen relieves the pain without the pukey feeling.


And as funny as it sounds, my bf gets sick on vicodin as well (he has herniated disks in his back) so he smokes a little, *herb*, shall we say.  That works for him (smoking anything give me a headache, so it doens't work for me).


I hope you feel better soon!



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in my experience, the generic ones sometimes give you more of the side effects.  i think Percocet, Vidodin, and Tylenol with codeine are the most effective.  personally, tylenol with codeine doesn't do much for me, darvocet doesn't do much and made me extemely nauseus.  i would see if you can switch for non-generic (if insurance issues allow-boo).


i wish i could pick you up some ginger ale.  it sucks feeling sick. 



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Sorry you're feeling nauseous


I second (or third?) vicodin causing nausea. You might want to ask for a different painkiller - that made me really sick when I was out.


Also- I find applesauce sort of soothing and the only thing I can get down when I am nauseous.


Hoping you feel better very soon...



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Another vote for ginger ale. I find breads with cinnamon to be really soothing so I try to eat either that cinnamon swirl bread or a plain cinnamon roll. If I don't have that I usually just try to eat a lot of bread.

I also have really bad reactions to painkillers and unfortunately for me nothing works other than not taking them. I've been prescribed painkillers 3 different times - the first two times I had vicodin and something similarly strong and I was really nauseous and kept vomiting so the 3rd time I told my oral surgeon about my past problems and he said that all of these drugs are similar enough that if I had a bad reaction to 2 of them, I would probably get sick from all of them. He prescribed me Tylenol with Codeine and even that made me sick. All 3 times I stopped taking the drugs after a day and just had to use things like Tylenol PM. Even though I was then in pain I felt like I could handle that better than the dizziness and vomiting.

I hope you find something that works for you!

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i have some ginger altoids if you want to try them.


i will send them to you.


Also, old fashioned ginger candy can work.


emetrol, 7up, gingerale, saltines, stay away from smells, they also make sea sickness bracelets that hit your pressure points on your wrist.



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I have heard that it's best not to drink stuff that is cold...drink it at lukewarm temp.  So for water or for the gingerale try it at room temperature.



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I hold ice underneath my tounge, and follow that up with a peppermint...works great...


 



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