How can one lessen the nausea of chemotherapy?

Question

I just finished my second round. IT is so hard!

Answer 1

Try natural remedies like Ginger Ale and Peppermints.

Answer 2

My son uses liquid and pill forms of Ativan, Zophran, Reglan, Benedryl, and Kytril as needed. He found that he needs to be on a regular schedule when he is on the chemotherapy. So he takes these combinations around the clock until he has finished a chemo cycle. That has helped a great deal in controlling nausea. Another trick he uses is Essense of Peppermint to mask the odor of the chemo (sometimes the odor will trigger the nausea) That works well too. He also stays well hydrated, either with IV fluids or by drinking gatoraide, juice, or water.

You can look up the Clinical guidelines that doctors follow to control nausea and vomiting:

The NCCN Patient Guidelines for Nausea and Vomiting
http://www.nccn.org/patients/patient_gls/_english/_nausea_and_vomiting/contents.asp

Medline Plus: Drug Information
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

Answer 3

1. Eat small meals through the day.

2. Do not eat fatty, greasy foods right before or during treatment.

3. Rest after eating, but do not lay completely flat. Try laying in an upright
position or in a recliner.

4. Avoid strong scents or odors. This may mean no cooking in the home for
the rest of the family, or dining out.

5. Avoid your favorite foods during treatment if you are experiencing nausea.
Your body will learn to associate these foods with nausea and vomiting.

6. If you begin to vomit, do not eat. Eat when your stomach settles and start
with foods like toast and crackers without liquids.

7. Talk to your doctor about your nausea. Most chemotherapy patients need to
drink large amounts of fluids a day. There are meds your doctor can
prescribe for nausea.

8. Smoking can upset the stomach, making the nausea worse.

9. It is easier to keep down small amounts of food when you are nauseous
than large amounts. Nibble even when you feel really hungry. Wait until the
nausea has passed before trying to eat larger amounts.

10. Drink fluids at room temperature. Cold or warm beverages may add to the
nausea.

God be with you. My grandson has cancer and I just learned my son does too. I haven't seen my son in many years. He lives in Japan. I hope you take time for those who love you. They can help you through those awful times.

Answer 4

Chamomile tea helps sooth the mind,body and soul. The freshhest flowers maake the best tea.Local farmer's market managers have listings of local suppliers(in and out of season) that can hook you up to a perfect cup of healing. Old standbys include cinnamin as main constituient. Baby foods help the digestive process to move along at a good clip.Careful meditation will allow you to tear down the walls that seperate you from Gods will and His healing love.

Answer 5

Sorry to hear you have to go through that. You may want to ask your physician who administers the therapy what he can give you for it. There are some drugs that lessen the nausea.

Answer 6

Ask your doctor to give you something for the nausea before each treatment. You can also ask for a prescription for one of the many anti nausea meds.

Answer 7

really all the answers on here you got seemed great one was a little odd didnt quite understand it but seemed sincere.
yes this is an indivdual thing talk to the doctors about this as they can do some to help with this . and yes pot is known to help .
i know pot is illegal but i wont hesitate to go for it if the other more common meathods dont work. i would suggest you talk to the doctor about this first as you know you are getting one huge amounts of drugs now .

Answer 8

My husband went through months & months of chemotherapy. You really need to experiment with different drug combinations to find what works for you. What works for one person might not do a thing for you. My husband tried, Reglan, promethazine (oral & wrist gel) and a few others with little success. What did wonders for him was Zofran. It is terribly expensive, but was worth it for my husband.

Answer 9

You poor thing. I know its unconventional but my friend had chemotherapy and the taking of THC (marijuana) helped her a lot. However smoking is bad for you so make it into cookies. It also took away the shakes.

Answer 10

Your Oncologist can give you advice and steer you to a support group . There is no one answer as there are many chemo drugs and combinations
I went through this several years ago and my "I can cope" group got me through this
You are in my prayers