Sinderbug

Hi All, I'm 7 weeks out (heading into week 8) and have pretty debilitating and regular nausea. I had to stay in hospital for 5 days instead of the 2-3 because of it and they 'broke' the cycle with a round of 6 different meds. I have been on a regime of medication for it and pretty much tried the majority of prescription meds and a good set of over the counter meds. Ondansetron was the most effective but that is losing its touch. I get around 15 -20 minutes relief and then on the sick train again. I have a fantastic team of medical peeps (GP, Medical Dietitian, Surgeon and GP nurses) but they seem to have reached their limit in their understanding and I figured, maybe I should ask the people who have the experience of the affects of a SG. I have tried variations of no meds (thinking this may be contributing) to closely monitoring food types, to protein issues and fluid issues. Nothing seems to be the culprit except for a new discovery - I didn't eat this morning and felt great. As soon as I had a puree light meal (like a 1/4 of a cup) I felt off. I should add, I have had some vomiting (3 times in the last 3 weeks-ish) - last one was yesterday and had a little blood in it so I reckon this nausea is something I really need to address. I'm wondering if after a sleeve gastrectomy if our stomach flora may be upset significantly and this could be causing eating related nausea? A lot of people seem to have nausea. Has anyone tried a probiotic for the nausea specifically and did it help or hinder?? I would be really interested to hear of any experiences with this as this is my last option for relief really. I'm an Aussie so any brand suggestions would be appreciated but Aussie ones Looking forward to hearing what you all think.

A quick update, the ginger didn't do anything for me but the probiotics have reduced my nausea immensely! I don't know why no one on your medical team tells you this but it has been a life saver! I still have occasional nausea particularly after eating but its no where near as bad as it was. Highly recommend anyone in a similar situation to give probiotics a go.

Thanks so much for this, ginger is one of the few things I haven't tried yet (not keen on the taste but I just need to give anything a go!) So, I may actually just buy a stick of ginger to grate and give that a go. I'm actually heading out in a few minutes to get some probiotics too.

Hello I'm new here but I can give you some good advice on this. I'm vegetarian, have been having major nausea (7 weeks out of op) and my dietician thinks its protein related - we will see! I also have a lot of nausea associated with milk products and creamy consistencies. So it sent me on a field trip of sorts and I have some decent products that I've tried that you may like. This is an essay - sorry! But am passing on some advice from a professional and giving my taste buds a voice too. We have a hard time finding quality tasty food and taste is as important as quality to me. I'm Aussie so these are products over here but web search if you have a different location. Here they are: My favourite one is "Ultra Leaan Protein" (yes 2 'a's in Leaan :)) by "Cybrog" in the wild raspberry flavour. I add 3 scoops to my bottled water = 15gms of protein. This is really just like a cordial - close to a poweraid but maybe a little more artificial sweetener (I could do without some of that personally but its the best tasting overall product so far). The best thing about this is it contains the required amino acids too. It's expensive but worth it for me - 2 bottles of water with this a day = 30gms of extra protein. This was $79.95 AUD a tub of 60 scoops but I am sure I can find it cheaper elsewhere! (??) My Dietitian gave me a sample of "Formulate" Banana shake mix. Comes in a bottle - just add water (convenient). This has a whopping 35 gms of protein per small bottle. BUT don't expect a shake taste, its watery and really like a banana water flavour. It is pleasant enough though. The down side is that it took me half a day to get down with my sippy sippy status! By then the seeds it contains swelled and at the end I was swallowing expanded chia seeds. Not a big deal but for us guys something to remember. Maybe worth halving before adding water and doing in 2 lots? (this was a free sample, don't know the cost) I also took it upon myself to try the "Isopure" glass bottles of pre-made 'cordial'. These tasted really crappy but if you can get down one 600ml (actually 591mls! such an odd amount) bottle in small amounts over the day you can nab 40gms of extra protein. It's zero carb too zero sugar. $5.95 a bottle I picked all these up from the Wexford pharmacy at Murdoch St. John of God hospital complex Western Australia. They have loads of other products too. Other than this, some complete proteins was recommended so not just baked beans but baked beans on toast /muffin when able is a complete protein with protien and amino acids. Eggs are a complete protein as well. Of course if you are a meat eater, no probs. Best of luck!!