Nausea with radiation

not for me
Don't remember it talked about on the board much. I guess the question is do you have any other reason to be nauseated? Medications come to mind as a possible cause.

Pat

Yes
Z,

I found this on the Cleveland Clinic site.....

Will radiation therapy make me nauseous?
Radiation treatment may cause nausea (a sensation often leading to the urge to vomit). If nausea occurs, it usually happens from two to six hours after your treatment and lasts about two hours. Nausea may or may not be accompanied by vomiting.

I will have to say that I felt this several times during my treatments with radiation. If memory serves me correctly, I would have a spell at least once a week, but not throw up, just a pretty uneasy stomach for a few hours and it would pass.

edited to add---My uneasy stomach may have been the result of me treating myself to a 42oz Chocolate Shake from Burger King on the way home as well.

My Best to You and Everyone Here

tommyodavey said:

nausea
Funny you should post this topic. I too had nausea and when I told my rad tech she was surprised and said it is not one of the symptoms. It came and went from time to time but I knew it was from the radiation as my diet was pretty bland.

And same thing with the smells. I am now one week out of RT and I can smell almost as good as a dog! Can't stand to smell perfume up close and I dislike the deodorant I use. Food sure smells good but that doesn't help my taste buds either. Mine are operating at about 70% which is good. What I can't taste is sweets. Put some sugar in my mouth and nothing. I will surely welcome that one back.

So no, you are not alone feeling nauseous during treatment.

Tommy

My Husband Had It
When my husband was radiated in 2009, for the last two weeks, he had bad nausea. So bad, that he had to have lots of nausea medicine AND xanax due to the anxiety the worrying about throwing up while strapped to the table was causing.

He will begin another round of radiation in the next couple of weeks and his main concern is a repeat of the nausea.

He was on chemo concurrently with radiation, so that could have been cause of it, but he thought for some reason it was the radiation.

zipperneck2012 said:

Thanks!!
My nausea has been pretty constant since about my third treatment last week...it got better over the weekend, then flared up really bad last night. I actually threw up twice today and they FINALLY prescribed me something for it after I came in looking like hell from no sleep, vomiting, and having just finished my 8th radiation session. I think they thought it was just nerves or something, but I mean... I've been very put off by smells and textures of food or drink, or even just thinking about certain foods...and the only part making me nervous is the idea of throwing up in the mask, lol.

It's interesting so many of us have this and it's not mentioned or listed as a "side effect". Hmmmmmm.....

Hi Zippy,
I just had my mask
Hi Zippy,

I just had my mask done and soon I'll start with my rads.

Just wanted to let you know that you're not alone.. unless you do throw up in the mask.. in that case I'll pretend not to know you and you'll be on your own. :P

Dre.

Nausea with Radiation
Hi zipperneck,

I had severe nausea and vomiting after a couple of weeks into my radiation. My sense of smell became a lot stronger and everything bothered me. All the phlegm made it much worse. My last treatment was March 28th, 2012 and I do not have any more nausea. Hope you feel better.

Chryssi

Smells did it. I was never ill with chemo, but open and ensure 2 rooms away? NOOOO Coffee - no, no, omg no.. I could smell every. single. chemical, in everything - everything. Makes me look at food differently now for sure!

Hmmm...might be another reason to get a FT installed before tx. Rads do nothing to the stomach. Chemo spreads throughout the whole body, and that's what made me sick. During the weeks I just go Rads, 20 places/session, no nausea. Course, I had a FT installed before tx, so nothing but water was going down my esophagus to my stomach. Seems a stretch, but maybe eating and or drinking Ensure during tx and the stuff coming into contact with the tissue getting Rads could cause.

ALSO- do not lay down horizontal on the bed for like a regular night's sleep. I tried that, woke up feeling sick and barfed, and used that as a lesson. I would set my alarm for 4 hours, get up and go downstairs to get the rest of my sleep on the recliner= barfing was never an issue after that.

That be my experience and input.