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Anti Nausea Med

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terps19 Contributor
terps19
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The anti nausea medication (compazine) I am taking now contains gluten, I think. So I wanted to see if anyone else knew of anti nausea meds that are gluten and casein free.

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Guest cassidy
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This isn't a medication, but it might work for you. They are called sea bands. You can get them on ebay. They are wrist bands with a plastic band that goes on your pressure point to control nausea.

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
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I use gravol for nausea, but not all forms are gluten free. These forms of gravol are gluten-free and appear to be casein free as well.

Liquid: Each 5 mL of yellow, transparent, viscous liquid with a bittersweet mixed fruit flavor, contains: dimenhydrinate 15 mg. Nonmedicinal ingredients: citric acid, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Yellow No. 6, flavor, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, sorbitol and sucrose. Energy: 61.5 kJ (14.7 kcal)/5 mL. Sodium: <1 mmol (0.8 mg). Gluten- and tartrazine-free. Bottles of 75 and 250 mL.

Suppositories: Each white, opaque suppository contains: dimenhydrinate 25 mg children or 50 mg junior both with rounded nose or 100 mg (adult) with a pointed nose. Nonmedicinal ingredients: polyethylene glycol, silicon dioxide and titanium dioxide. Gluten- and tartrazine-free. Boxes of 10 and 100. Individually sealed in foil. Store in a cool place.

Chewable Tablets for Adults: Each round, flat, light pink, orange-flavored tablet with bevelled edge, intagliated GRAVOL 50 on one side, bisected on the other side, contains: dimenhydrinate 50 mg. Nonmedicinal ingredients: alumina, aspartame, cellulose, citric acid, FD&C Yellow No. 6, flavors, magnesium stearate, methacrylic acid copolymer, monoglycerides, polyethylene glycol, sorbitol and starch (corn). Energy: 10.9 kJ (2.6 kcal). Gluten- and tartrazine-free. Push through packages of 8. (Shown in Product Recognition Section)

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lorka150 Collaborator
lorka150
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Interesting about gravol... One has gluten, and the other has lactose (the ones I have seen).

Otherwise, I would use it.

I use pepto for nausea.

lanie Newbie
lanie
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Where do I find out if my Rx drugs have gluten in them? I am doing all my research before I do a trial.

Thanks in advance

lanie

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
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Interesting about gravol... One has gluten, and the other has lactose (the ones I have seen).

Otherwise, I would use it.

The forms of gravol that I listed don't appear to have gluten or lactose. So I think that they should be safe.

Where do I find out if my Rx drugs have gluten in them?
On the website that I provided, you can look at the ingredients for each drug at the bottom of each page in the availability and storage section. Usually they will say if the medication is gluten-free.
penguin Community Regular
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I use the phenergan suppositories, personally. They work fabulously.

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terps19 Contributor
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I use the phenergan suppositories, personally. They work fabulously.

I cant believe there are suppositories for nausea... I think I would rather stick to a pill form! Butif need be I might try one of the suppositories.

Mango04 Enthusiast
Mango04
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I use ginger pills. They work really well.

penguin Community Regular
penguin
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I cant believe there are suppositories for nausea... I think I would rather stick to a pill form! Butif need be I might try one of the suppositories.

Makes sense to me, I have them because I have glass-digesting pain at times and can't keep anything down long enough for it to absorb!

There's nothing worse than throwing up partially dissolved pills, YUCK! Sticking something up my butt is much better than that :ph34r:

Doctors give them to people with migranes a lot, they work, but knock you on your butt!

lorka150 Collaborator
lorka150
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sometimes when i feel as though i am nauseated due to my stomach just needs to be 'emptied' i do use a suppository, also. it provides a lot of relief in that case... as though i needed to expell everything in there.

does that make sense? i know it's detailed, but hey, our community of poop is what we are!

terps19 Contributor
terps19
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Makes sense to me, I have them because I have glass-digesting pain at times and can't keep anything down long enough for it to absorb!

There's nothing worse than throwing up partially dissolved pills, YUCK! Sticking something up my butt is much better than that :ph34r:

Doctors give them to people with migranes a lot, they work, but knock you on your butt!

Is phenegram a script you must get from your doctor? What do you mean "but knock you off your butt"? Are they really strong anti nausea supps? Can you still function on them? Or are you gone fore the day...a lost cuase?

penguin Community Regular
penguin
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Is phenegram a script you must get from your doctor? What do you mean "but knock you off your butt"? Are they really strong anti nausea supps? Can you still function on them? Or are you gone fore the day...a lost cuase?

It's a script. I've never taken it when I would otherwise be functional (I only take it for the glass pain and I'm down for the count when that happens) but it makes me nice and sleepy. I think it affects everyone differently. One time I took them and managed to get to work, but I wasn't too functional, my tummy still hurt :(

If you're on antispasmodics and get the phenergan, make sure you don't have them both in your system at the same time. Holy crap I slept for almost 24 hours! :o

rache Apprentice
rache
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I take the Phenergan (promethazine) 50mg tablets. I actually only take half of a tablet, and they work the best out of any anti-nausea meds i have tried. I took the $20-something a tablet pills, Zofran, and had no luck with them. I've tried almost every other the counter product, even the sea bands. Phenergan is the only one that has brought me relief. It just makes me SOOOO drowsy. I try to stick to taking it before bed or if I'm going to be home all day, but in some emergencies i have taken it while out or at work and ive just fought the drowsiness. But for me so far its the only thing that works. I have never tried the suppositories. I was actually told awhile back that a local pharmacy actually makes a Gel that you rub into your skin rather than a pill or suppository. I may ask about it next time i see my dr.

terps19 Contributor
terps19
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It's a script. I've never taken it when I would otherwise be functional (I only take it for the glass pain and I'm down for the count when that happens) but it makes me nice and sleepy. I think it affects everyone differently. One time I took them and managed to get to work, but I wasn't too functional, my tummy still hurt :(

If you're on antispasmodics and get the phenergan, make sure you don't have them both in your system at the same time. Holy crap I slept for almost 24 hours! :o

Thats funny about you sleeping for 24 hours. The meds I take are Wellbutrin 75 mgs twice a day, Asacol 4 tabs a day, Entocort EC 3 tabs a day, calcium supplelemt, Ativan half of a .5 mg twice a day (when I wake up and before I go to bed). And of course I take the compazine right now for occasional nausea. I will definately ask about this next time I see my doctor.

I like your wedding picture? When did you get married? I got married this past January 7th.

penguin Community Regular
penguin
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I like your wedding picture? When did you get married? I got married this past January 7th.

Thanks :)

We got married July 15th of last year (hah, took me a minute to remember the date, stupid brain fog!)

Hope you find a good anti-nausea drug!

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