Hi, I know I keep posting a lot and asking questions that it's difficult to answer, but I feel so stuck. My Doctor has diagnosed me with IBS and given me nothing, just immodium. He's just left me in the dark and the last time I went back to ask for more help he stayed silent until I left the room. I feel so stuck and alone and my symptoms don't even always match those of IBS. While I get diarrohea, constipation and bloating daily etc, one of my most prolonged and common symptoms is nausea and feeling like I'm going to throw up all the time.DOES ANYONE HAVE THIS? If there was just something I could grab onto so I can say to myself "it's okay, this is IBS, other people get the same thing.." then it would make the whole experience much better. But no other person diagnosed with IBs has managed to tell me that they have a lot of nausea too.

Hi,

I'm new here too, and yes, I have nausea with my IBS. I have diarrhea and terrible cramping, too. Like you, I'm just on Imodium, which does nothing for the nausea. Today, I have eaten toast, and I just managed to get down a bowel of instant oatmeal. I have no idea what to try to eat for dinner. It seems like whenever I have diarrhea, then take the Imodium, I get all bloated and sick to my stomach. Someone recommended peppermint tea, so I am giving that a try.

So you are not alone. Nausea is perfectly normal with IBS. Sounds like your doctor is just like my doctor, and figures we'll just have to struggle through it. Like I said, you're not alone.

Take care.

Candace

In my experience, the only time I feel nauseated is when I take something for the IBS. An example is laxatives. If I took a correctol or dulcolax, I would cramp so severely prior to elimintion, that it would make me want to throw up. Same thing with products like immodium, which arrest the D. In my opinion, these products cause nausea because they are interferring with the process of the bowel. While it is sometimes necessary for me to take something to stimulate motility, it is best if I stick with something that is as close to "natural" as possible and won't interupt the normal bowel function. Think about it. If your having D, which is the bowel passing stool and gas that needs to come out, and you take something to suddenly stop it, what will happen to all that which was about to be eliminated? For me, whenever I am dealing with bloating and gas (which is constantly!), it is best to try and eliminate it naturally. Artifically stopping it or artificially encouraging it is always going to cause some nasty side effects.

Yes the nausea is normal, ive read over 100 personal stories of IBS sufferers and id say 95% of them complained of nausea.

I also get nausea when i go thru one of my flare ups (But please note i have not yet officially been diagnosed with IBS, however i do get flare ups and during those times I am hit with lethargy, nausea, and fatigue..though i think a part of the fatigue may be me just emotionally bent out of shape with the pain and just hoping if i sleep everything will be normal when i awake, but im certaintly NOT energetic one bit until the storm passes)

Experiencing nausea with the symptoms is the worst because then it also ends up causing me to have a lack of appetite and i begin losing weight. So not only am i slightly scared to eat thinking "If I eat this will my stomach start hurting" but also i dont always even WANT to eat cause i feel nauseous. I lost about 3 pounds from this flare up I may have gained it back already but havent weighed myself.

My stomach cramps up and I have the diarreah. While this is going on I do get nauseated and throw up..this is awful cause you are already on the toilet thanks to the diarreah so I have to throw up like in a small trash can or something!

When it comes to IBS, nothing seems weird to me!

I sometimes will have an asthma attack about 5-10 minutes after an upset (diarrhea) stomach!! Random! I feel like it could have something to do with your body being in such a high state of stress and pain for those moments (or hours...) that it goes through some "different" after-effects than what you would think possible...

My stomach cramps up and I have the diarreah. While this is going on I do get nauseated and throw up..this is awful cause you are already on the toilet thanks to the diarreah so I have to throw up like in a small trash can or something!

Is your abdominal pain severe?

On a scale of 1-10 what would you rate it, 10 being almost crippling.

I have it on a regular basis, and my doctor tries to stick me on every med known to man. I can't get any of them to work without side effects that keep me from a productive life. I am a full time student, and the effects cause me not to be able to focus on words when I read, among others such as dizziness, increased nausea, and constipation. So, the immodium worked for me. I took it in the morning, and then only when it was too bad to bear. So far, I am watching my diet, eating lots of fiber, and drinking tea with peppermint in it to calm my tummy, and it works. I hope this helps.

I have been nauseated 24/7 for over 10 years. I also have cramps/diarrhea, but not constipation. Doctors have told me that I have IBS, that there's nothing wrong with me, that it's entirely in my head, and that if it was anything serious, I'd be dead by now. I don't typically take anything for the diarrhea because it's generally limited. Once my bowels are empty I'm fine. I have an Rx for Phenergen for the nausea, but I can only take it at night, or when I have a good 10-12 hrs to sleep it off.

I have another gastroenterologist appointment in November. I have difficulty believing that constant crippling nausea is just IBS, but my situation may be different from yours as well.

Hi, I'm new to the forum and have been suffering with ibs for years. My symptoms do include nausea and also shivering one minute and too hot the next, as well as the bloating and spasms of pain and lethargy.

I noticed that one person (WarGerbil) had written that their Dr had said it was all in the head.

I hope this helps you

Meringue

I also feel you are being badly treated by your Dr - what a nasty trck to stay silent whle you left the room!

Could you consider changing your GP?

I noticed that one person (WarGerbil) had written that their Dr had said it was all in the head.

I hope this helps you

I'd just like to point out that I don't believe that it is, I was just stating the range of responses I've received from medical personnel over the years.

hi, i get nausea all the time even if my bowel isnt swallon, im sick of going to the doctors and hosptials as they say the same thing all the time? and the medications make me feel worse xx

hi, i get nausea all the time even if my bowel isnt swallon, im sick of going to the doctors and hosptials as they say the same thing all the time? and the medications make me feel worse xx

What has brought me here today is the nausea, which I have had off and on for the past 7 or so years. I have had IBS as long as I can remember but not the nausea, like I said, until about 7 or 8 years ago. I went thru a lot of tests about 3 years including an endoscopic ultrasound, and most recently, a colonoscopy. Nothing shows up so my doctor is convinced my nausea is IBS related. I am 51 so I think it is a combination of IBS and peri-menopause (many people on the menopause boards complain of the same thing). Right now, I feel like there is a ball in my throat. Most times it feels better for a while when I eat, just like it did when I was pregnant, which makes me think it is hormonal.

My doctor wants me to try a combination of Claritin and Sudafed. She has done reading, she says, and there is some evidence that the colon has an "allergic reaction" almost like a "hive on the colon or intestine". Unfortunately, I am not able to do this yet, because my blood work from my physical came back with high liver counts, so she has me off all meds (and alcohol) for a week to see if that was what was causing it. It just seems to be one thing after another, and a lot of times I think (know) that my nausea is exacerbated by my worry that something is really seriously wrong with me. :(

Hi smvdelv,

I'm here too searching for info on nausea.

I read somewhere that liver enzymes can be affected by gastritis so I wouldn't worry too much.

I never had the severe nausea until going through meno so I definitely think it's hormone related.

See you around the boards!

Chantal

Hi smvdelv,

I'm here too searching for info on nausea.

I read somewhere that liver enzymes can be affected by gastritis so I wouldn't worry too much.

I never had the severe nausea until going through meno so I definitely think it's hormone related.

See you around the boards!

Chantal

Hi Chantal,

I got an email from my doctor last week saying my liver enzymes were fine. She thinks it was from that stomach virus I had 2 days before my blood was drawn.

I haven't had the nausea for a week now, and it is SO nice. But I know that it will be back....

Thanks for your support. I'll say it again... What would we do without these boards!! We'd all think we were NUTS!

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