So many on this site have mentioned nausea, after surgery, from Chemo.
There is a short article in the Dec. issue of Good Housekeeping Magazine on page 36 of a simple help for nausea. Was from lead researcher M. Levine of Siena College in New York.
States specifically that it helps nausea from Chemo.
Thought it might be worth a try if you are one who has difficulty with nausea.
Love to all of you out there
Brenda
Broke my arm before TGiving and slowed my typing down. I should have written it before. Here it is.
Says:When chemo patients drank super-shakes containing 32 grams of protein, they had less frequent and less severe nausea than patients who ate normally or added a lower-protein (17grams) drink daily. They also needed fewer anti-vomiting drugs. The shake drinkers took powdered-ginger caps as well, but it was the protein that seemed to make the difference, say the researchers. Why does protein help? When you are queasy, stomach muscles contract more often and more erratically. Protein restores the normal slower, steadier rhythm, the researchers found when they measured before-and-after tummy contractions in a group of chemo patients. You can make your own shake with protein powder or simply eat lean, protein righ food. We went with the drink because liquid gives you an immediate effect.
I guess I needed something like that with the last chemo, none of the expensive drugs worked for me and were a waste, The next time I will try anything (by the way ginger tea did not work for me either) I tried that as I had said I would. Good Luck and God Bless all through your treatments and disease.
There actually might be something to that. My mom used quite a bit of protein powder during her chemo, mainly to keep weight on, and she never had any nausea.
Thanks Liz
Nausea is so horrible I just hoped it might help someone.
Brenda
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