What to do when the medicine you take causes nausea?

Most patients take medication in the hope that it will ease their symptoms. However, there are times when the drug makes the patient feel bad and nausea when taking the drug is one of the side effects frequently mentioned in clinical practice.

Although not painful, the feeling of nausea and vomiting causes a lot of discomfort for the patient, this discomfort is concentrated in the back of the throat, chest or upper abdomen. Nausea, vomiting also make the patient anore The glottis closes The lower part of the stomach increases contractions When vomiting, stomach contents are expelled through the esophagus and mouth.

Side effects of nausea and vomiting when taking the drug may occur when patients use drug groups such as:
Antibiotics such as erythromycin (Erythrocin) Aspirin Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen drugs and naproxen Some medicines to treat high blood pressure such as calcium channel blockers nifedipine Antidepressants Cancer chemotherapy drugs Parkinson's disease drugs .

What is the mechanism that causes the side effects of taking medication for nausea? Common causes of nausea when taking medication:
The first cause of nausea is due to the way the drug works, pain relievers have the ability to affect the control center of nausea and vomiting. Vomiting of the brain Some NSAIDs irritate the stomach lining and can lead to nausea and vomiting when taken. Some other drugs cause nausea, which is related to the ability of the stomach to absorb the drug. As the body ages, the ability to absorb drugs will decrease or some drugs stay in the digestive tract for a long time and cause irritation Another factor may be drug interactions, especially the risk of vomiting when taking drugs. increased if multiple products are used at the same time. Ingredients with no pharmacological effects or accompanying excipients are sometimes the cause of nausea.

Report the feeling of nausea and vomiting when taking the medicine to the treating doctor, especially when the state of taking the medicine for nausea greatly affects daily activities, makes it difficult for the patient to eat, causes weight loss or dehydration.
Nausea from taking medication does not always require treatment, but sometimes patients need helpful medical help. Some measures to help reduce this unwanted effect include:
In many cases, the feeling of nausea and vomiting when taking the drug will be controlled if the patient takes the drug with snacks (such as crackers) , toast or yogurt). Taking the medicine with a snack or before bed can help reduce the feeling of taking medicine for nausea Use drinks that calm the stomach, such as ginger ale or chamomile tea Limit the use of carbonated soft drinks , coffee, tea and caffeinated drinks Add enough water according to the body's needs to limit dehydration, especially when the patient vomits when taking too much medicine Divide the main meals into several small meals to reduce pressure on the stomach to digest large amounts of food Use easily digestible, low-salt and greasy foods such as biscuits or bread, rice, chicken soup and bananas Avoid lying down immediately after taking the medicine and Use the medication at night, before bed, to prevent potential nausea. Limit spicy and fried foods, as they take longer to digest and can increase the risk of nausea.

In addition, when the patient has nausea, vomiting when taking a lot of medicine, there are a number of over-the-counter medications that can help reduce this discomfort, including:
Stomach antacids in liquid or form chewable, bismuth, glucose solution, fructose, and phosphoric acid (Emetrol). These medicines help to coat the lining of the stomach and neutralize stomach acid Dimenhydrinate or meclizine hydrochloride works to treat or prevent motion sickness and help block receptors on the brain that cause nausea, vomiting If you are sad If vomiting continues to occur, your doctor may prescribe some prescription medications to help reduce vomiting. However, most anti-nausea medications have a side effect of drowsiness.
Particularly, women who are pregnant or suspect that they are pregnant should have their condition evaluated by a doctor before using any medicine, including over-the-counter drugs.
If the above measures are taken but the feeling of nausea when taking the medicine persists, the doctor may prescribe an additional medicine to reduce the intensity or frequency of the nausea or switch the patient to a different drug.
In fact, there are many factors that cause nausea, but in order to determine the specific cause as well as have a direction to correct it, the doctor needs to determine the current health status as well as the type of drug. you are using.
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Reference source: health.harvard.edu - drugs.com