Taking oral Ceftin -- man, that stuff is brutal! Any thoughts on what to eat; drink / not eat; drink (how much) to stack the cards in favour of my not throwing it up?
Best,
Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
Have you tried taking it in the middle of a meal? I think it is really important to make sure you eat enough when you take the meds.
Posted by canbravelyme (Member # 9785) on :
I took it right after a meal last night, and thought to myself as I was taking it, "Gee, I should drink more water", but didn't...not too sure that would have made a difference...
<sigh>
Posted by faithful777 (Member # 22872) on :
I take my ceftin and then eat a meal right after. I have a very sensitive stomach and I do okay taking my meds first then eating immediately after.
Posted by canbravelyme (Member # 9785) on :
Thanks, Faithful; I'll try that tonight Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
In the middle of a meal, for sure. Not just a few bites of food.
hope the next time is more successful!!
Posted by canbravelyme (Member # 9785) on :
Milk. I've taken it with milk twice and not thrown in up. Fingers crossed...
Posted by Catgirl (Member # 31149) on :
I take my abx in the middle of my meals, but I like Faithful's idea too. I have to eat a big meal though or I get nausea.
Posted by sutherngrl (Member # 16270) on :
I always took mine in the middle of my biggest meal of the day. That seemed to work for me.
Posted by Dove7 (Member # 39546) on :
I eat a pretzel rod just prior to taking abx. Seems to help usually.
Posted by phyl6648 (Member # 28522) on :
I found nothing that helped but I didn't throw up right away so hoping I got some good out of Ceftin.
Clindamycin I had no trouble with, the best med without side effects I have taken.
Posted by AnnaL (Member # 18464) on :
With really bad nausea-inducing pills, I'd take them with a meal, plus also take an herbal supplement called NauseaEase by Vitanica. It's a mix of ginger, peppermint, lemon balm, etc. It's marketed toward women with morning sickness, but I find it works on any nausea.
I've found NauseaEase at Whole Foods, my local co-op, on Amazon.com, etc.
Also, if you or someone you know can immediately apply Reiki when nausea hits, it can be really helpful. (I know, Reiki sounds very "woo-woo," but it actually does help. I'm typically very skeptical, so I was astonished by how helpful Reiki could be when I was curled up with nausea, pain, etc.)
Posted by Catgirl (Member # 31149) on :
I'm with you Anna, reiki does help. I love it and acupuncture.
I was recently on a med that gave me nausea and ginger tea cut my nausea. You can also try ginger capsules.
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