can having this make you nauseated?

Erin18 · 08-28-2009, 10:59 AM

phlem in your throat? i try to get it out but i cant, everytime i try i gag and then i swallow it back down, i cant sit up for long without feeling nauseated and the feeling in my throat is there, is there an easy way to get it out? i tried soups and it didnt work, oh and i have pain all over my stomach too well mainly where the band and port is and i cant see my dr till next wednesday. just wondering if that can make you sick to your stomach/nauseated? i have really great nausea meds too but apparently i cant take them anymore cause im alergic to them. oh and i was wandering what a slippage felt like out of curiosity.

Erin18 · 08-28-2009, 12:34 PM

i dont know where else i can find out if having phelm in your throat makes you nauseated besides here, anybody know?

julia19642 · 08-28-2009, 06:53 PM

Hi erin,
When i get phlegm in my throat, it's usually because of my sinuses draining and getting clogged in my throat when i sleep. Post-nasal drip (sinuses draining) can DEFINITELY cause me some nausea. But that's just me....i get nauseated so easily over things...not just since i've been banded, but practically my whole life.
Good luck dear.....
Julia

Erin18 · 08-28-2009, 07:23 PM

It could also be sinus for me too then I mean I never got nauseated from it before, it does make me nauseated now tho. I never felt so nauseated in my life before it's unreal. I was thinking if I get nauseated alot up to November break(for school, thanksgiving break) I'd get it removed cause I can't live like that. Maybe if I get this phlegm out I'll feel better after but if not idk whatelse to do, I'm gonna try some benedryl

julia19642 · 08-28-2009, 07:40 PM

Don't be too quick to blame it on the band. If the phlegm/sinus drip is causing your nausea, you're going to get nauseated with or without the band. You're doing so well with your weight loss, try to hang in there. I use antihistamines and decongestants for times that i get alot of that crap in my nose/throat area that trickles down into my stomach.....but being the paranoid person that I am, i always clear new medications with my MD....and that's probably what you should do also.

I've been dealing with alot of nausea lately too.....primary reason is the nasal crap. But when i started getting dizziness, i went to the doctor. I thought maybe i wasn't eating enough, etc. But come to find out, he recommended getting my eyes checked and they found 2 blockages behind my right eye.

i'm not saying you need to get your eyes checked...that's definitely not what i'm saying. I'm just saying don't be too quick to blame everything on the band. I want to see you succeed with this and get on with the normal life that you deserve.

Talk to your doctors, that's what they're there for. Keep a diary each day of how you feel and what you feel, when you eat, etc....it helps the doctors pin-point what the problem could be.

Good luck, Erin

julia19642 · 08-28-2009, 07:46 PM

Oh, one more thing....peppermint tea helps calm the nausea sometimes for me.

Erin18 · 08-28-2009, 07:50 PM

thanks (:

Someone suggested trying hot tea so I'm going to try that

The journal idea I will do, I can't wait to see my dr, hopefully he knows what's wrong, someone else said it could be that my band is too tight (it had a fill in it at time of surgery)

Erin18 · 08-28-2009, 08:16 PM

oh haha I'll get some hopefully it helps for me too (: