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Painkillers

Anonymous #1

Can they cause you to throw up A LOT with out taking an overdose as that wot there making me do. :frown:

Reply 1

Leisure17

8

What kind of painkillers, i.e. what is the generic name?

Reply 2

Anonymous #1

OP

Diclofenac- nasty stuff its horrible!

Reply 3

xXMessedUpXx

15

odd

have you been feeling naseous at all today? or did you take them on an empty stomach? i find that if i haven't eaten and i taek painkillers they can make my stomach feel unsettled

Reply 4

Anonymous #1

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xXMessedUpXx

odd

have you been feeling naseous at all today? or did you take them on an empty stomach? i find that if i haven't eaten and i taek painkillers they can make my stomach feel unsettled

I took them on an empty stomach as they have been making me vomit for days-yuck and now they make me feel like I am retching my guts out.
I tried stopping taking them but the pain was worse.

Reply 5

lskdgjsj

10

Anonymous

I took them on an empty stomach as they have been making me vomit for days-yuck and now they make me feel like I am retching my guts out.
I tried stopping taking them but the pain was worse.

Diclofenac should be taken with food. Gastrointestinal problems are relatively common with diclofenac; you may need to go to your doctor to get a different painkiller, or at least to get his opinion.

Reply 6

Jimmocrates

10

^agree with all that.

Its well known that diclofenac can cause an upset stomach and make you nauseus. Go back to your doctor - theres other things they'll be able to prescibe whihc won't make you so queazy.

Reply 7

joeybee

11

If they are causing you to vomit then you should go to the emergency room. Altho you must've been in pain to take them in the first place, so maybe whatever was causing you the pain is making you throw up, rather than the painkillers.

Reply 8

Leisure17

8

Diclofenac is usually given for pains related with some sort of inflammation (teeth, tendinitis, pulled muscle or so), because it is anti-inflammatory and painkilling. If the pain (what is it?) has nothing to do with an inflammation then maybe something else such as Paracetamol will suffice.

Diclofenac should always be taken with food and not for longer than 2 or 3 days without taking something to protect your stomach. Usually something called a "PPI" which (simply put) make your stomach produce less acid. One of the most common sideeffects of Diclofenac (and all other NSAR) is gastritis or gastric/duodenal ulcers. Apart from that it should not be taken by people with reduced kidney function.

Reply 9

anjurdsg

11

painkillers with alcohol, yes

Reply 10

Anonymous #1

OP

Leisure17

Diclofenac is usually given for pains related with some sort of inflammation (teeth, tendinitis, pulled muscle or so), because it is anti-inflammatory and painkilling. If the pain (what is it?) has nothing to do with an inflammation then maybe something else such as Paracetamol will suffice.

Diclofenac should always be taken with food and not for longer than 2 or 3 days without taking something to protect your stomach. Usually something called a "PPI" which (simply put) make your stomach produce less acid. One of the most common sideeffects of Diclofenac (and all other NSAR) is gastritis or gastric/duodenal ulcers. Apart from that it should not be taken by people with reduced kidney function.

I was given it after my operation to have my tonsils out. I am taking cocodomal as well ( is that the something that reduces stomach acid) . Hmmm it does say on the label to take it with a meal but that’s the problem as at the moment my poor tummy is not letting me even drink water or eat anything at the moment. Bile is such a lovely colour!!!

As it has been going on for about 6 days now i guess I will have to go back to the doctors *sigh*

Reply 11

lskdgjsj

10

Anonymous

I was given it after my operation to have my tonsils out. I am taking cocodomal as well ( is that the something that reduces stomach acid) .

Co-codamol is another painkiller: a mixture of paracetamol and codeine (which is synthesized from morphine). Its side effects include nausea and vomiting, so it's rather likely that your sickness is caused by this, or by a combination of the co-codamol and diclofenac: the only thing to do is go back to your doctor, who will probably alter your prescription.

Reply 12

Leisure17

8

Anonymous

I was given it after my operation to have my tonsils out. I am taking cocodomal as well ( is that the something that reduces stomach acid) . Hmmm it does say on the label to take it with a meal but that’s the problem as at the moment my poor tummy is not letting me even drink water or eat anything at the moment. Bile is such a lovely colour!!!

As it has been going on for about 6 days now i guess I will have to go back to the doctors *sigh*

Diclo is ok after having had your tonsils out but vomiting is not. How long have you had them out? The pressure that builds up when you are vomiting could cause bleeding from where your tonsils were removed. Mind you if it has not occured until now it is rather unlikely.

Cocodomal as has been said is another painkiller that works differently (codein + paracetamol). The Codein can cause nausea as can the Diclo.
The acid reducing thing would be something like: "Ranitidin" or better "Pantoprazol", "Omeprazol" (those names are generic names, since I don't know what they are called in the UK)

I suggest you leave the cocodomal and go back to the doctor's asap + try and eat a little something with the diclo.

Some further info:

Choice of Proton Pump Inhibitors
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most frequently prescribed drugs. On the basis of small studies involving healthy subjects, it has recently been concluded that pantoprazole, unlike omeprazole and lansoprazole, does not interact with other drugs during metabolism in the liver and is therefore safer than omeprazole and lansoprazole. Large prospective studies carried out in general practice in England, however, have clearly shown that adverse events during treatment with PPI are rare irrespective of which PPI is used. To investigate drug-drug interactions involving PPI, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) data base has now been analysed. In relation to the volume of prescriptions, the overall incidence of reported interactions was very low, but twice as high for pantoprazole as for omeprazole. With regard to the most common interaction, namely that with vitamin K antagonists, this difference was even more pronounced. For the PPIs, it has been confirmed that they are very safe drugs and that there are no clinically relevant differences to be found between the various PPIs. This means that the choice of PPI should be based on considerations of efficacy and economics.

Key words: drug safety, esomeprazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole, reflux treatment

Reply 13

Poica

14

Don't worry, you'll be fine. :smile: