Pain after taking meds - please help
Today is my 2 week post op anniversary. Everything has been going pretty well, except for 2 occasions. Yesterday and today when I took some medication I got really sick to my stomach. My pouch has been cramping and I got chills and diarrhea - both episodes were lasted about a half hour... A half hour of misery! Has anyone ever had this? Both times I took my meds on an empty stomach. I take about 5 different meds (besides vitamins) and some are multiple times a day. Please help.
I did that when I took the liquid lortab about 3 weeks post op. Not any liquid meds bother me. I have also learned to take some meds just before I eat. My thyroid meds I take with water, lots of water. My vitamins I take just before I eat or with my shake.
What are you taking them with? Water? To me it sounds like how I feel if I drink milk.
I would suggest taking your meds one at a time so you can figure out which one is causing pain. Also, if you take them with food, that might help.
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Thanks - I'm going to try taking them with food for a few days. If I don't have any problems then the issue was taking them on an empty stomach and I won't do that anymore. If I still have problems I will take your advise and try taking them 1 at a time to see which one is causing me problems.
Another thing that might be an issue; most liquid medications contain high amounts of sugar, if you are taking any liquid medications and not sure about the sugar amounts, talk to your doctor or pharmacist, I had the problem with an anti-nausea medication, it would give me chills send me into a cold sweat with bloating, followed by diarrhea, typical dumping from sugar for me, but it's not fun