Written by Christine Giordano, MD | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH Key takeaways: Antibiotics are lifesaving, but they can cause side effects — especially nausea, upset stomach, and diarrhea.Foods that are a natural source of probiotics can help protect your gut and improve your nausea while you’re taking antibiotics.Fiber-rich foods can also lessen nausea and upset stomach....
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Why do I feel sick after I eat?
Stomach pain and nausea after eating can happen for many reasons. It can be a sign of a food sensitivity or eating too much. However, persistent pain and nausea after eating may indicate a more serious health condition, such as gallstones or a stomach ulcer. If a person has other symptoms or ongoing discomfort despite making changes...
Knocking Out Nausea
Nausea is a bit of a catchall sensation for the human body: the unpleasant sick feeling can hit us as a result of everything from pregnancy or migraine to eating spoiled food or undergoing chemotherapy. Yet despite its ubiquity, scientists still don’t understand precisely how nausea works on a mechanistic level. Now, a team of researchers...
Common anti-inflammatory drugs can cause more damage than good for runners
Physical exercising is extremely healthy for your body and mind. However, intense exercising is likely to cause some pains and, sometimes, even injuries. Runners often use non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) to ease post-exercise aches, pains or injuries, but scientists from the Queen Mary’s University London and the University of Birmingham say that this might be a...
The side effects and risks of donating plasma
Plasma donation, also known as apheresis, can help save lives. It is a relatively safe procedure, but there can be minor side effects. Plasma is the liquid part of the blood. It contains proteins and antibodies that are crucial for clotting and immunity. Around 55% of the blood is plasma. Plasma donation involves drawing blood,...
Seniors with COVID-19 show unusual symptoms, doctors say
by Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Older adults with COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, have several “atypical” symptoms, complicating efforts to ensure they get timely and appropriate treatment, according to physicians. COVID-19 is typically signaled by three symptoms: a fever, an insistent cough and shortness of breath. But older adults—the age group most...
New targeted agent produces considerable responses in patients with uterine cancer
by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute In its first clinical trial in patients with a hard-to-treat form of uterine cancer, a targeted drug that subjects tumor cells to staggering levels of DNA damage caused tumors to shrink in nearly one-third of patients, investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report. The preliminary results, to be presented online at Thursday’s...
What foods relieve nausea?
By Beth Sissons Reviewed by Katherine Marengo LDN, RD If people are feeling nauseated, just the thought of food may make them feel worse. However, it is important to fuel the body and settle the stomach. People may feel nauseated for a variety of reasons, such as: viruses food poisoning cancer treatments motion sickness pregnancy...
Case study: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in a patient with ALS
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD Cannabis has now been legalized in many parts of the US, despite a lack of medical understanding about dosage, toxicity and adverse reactions. ALS is characterized by multiple disorders that are caused by an underlying condition. While cannabis has been suggested as a therapy for ALS, the side effects and potential for adverse reactions...
What to know about Neurobion
By Jon Johnson Reviewed by Alan Carter, PharmD Neurobion is a brand of supplements that contain a combination of B vitamins. Its manufacturers advertise that Neurobion can help improve nerve function. Vitamin B-complex supplements, including Neurobion products, can help treat or prevent certain nutrient deficiencies. Talk to a doctor before taking any supplement, as they can interact with medication....
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