Has anyone experienced severe vomiting to the extent of being hospitalised?

[YorkshireDave]

Has anyone experienced serve vomiting to the extent of being hospitalised?

Last week my poor wife fell ill with serve vomiting and was hospitalised for four nights and as you can imagine her diabetic levels were all over the place. She was also placed on numerous drips.

Initially we thought this was an infection but this has since been ruled out. Her consultant at the hospital is currently looking into this and trying to arrange a visit to a Gastroenteritis consultant which is welcome by both of us.

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Has anyone experienced the same symptoms with serve vomiting and more importantly how did you deal with it? Has anyone any useful tips, ideas or recommend any medication to stop this vomiting happening in the future.

I am at my wits end and hurts me so much to see my wife like this. I will do anything to sort this problem / condition out.

Any advice would be most welcome.

Thanks, YorkshireDave

 

[Smit]

Hi Dave, yes I have been hospitalized a few times with the sick bug. I'm a teacher and pick it up very easily. I'm afriad I can't offer any advice. My consultant has now told me if i get it to come straight to a&e and not try to deal with it myself. xx

 

[Catwoman76]

Has anyone experienced serve vomiting to the extent of being hospitalised?

Last week my poor wife fell ill with serve vomiting and was hospitalised for four nights and as you can imagine her diabetic levels were all over the place. She was also placed on numerous drips.

Initially we thought this was an infection but this has since been ruled out. Her consultant at the hospital is currently looking into this and trying to arrange a visit to a Gastroenteritis consultant which is welcome by both of us.

but

Has anyone experienced the same symptoms with serve vomiting and more importantly how did you deal with it? Has anyone any useful tips, ideas or recommend any medication to stop this vomiting happening in the future.

I am at my wits end and hurts me so much to see my wife like this. I will do anything to sort this problem / condition out.

Any advice would be most welcome.

Thanks, YorkshireDave

Dear Dave I'm sorry to hear of your poor wife being so ill, it must of been so worrying for you both, I do hope she starts to feel more comfortable soon.

I have never been admitted due to vomiting, but a few months ago(June) my dentist gave me 2 lots of antibiotics and one of them made me severly ill, and I vomited 4 times, my throat was so sore I went to see the nurse at my surgery.

I think the best thing is to wait and find out what her condition actually is and then get all the information you can from the hospital or her doctor.
Please give her my best wishes and I hope she makes a full recovery very soon. Sheena

 

[rachelha]

It has happened to me a couple of times. The first time I put off going in for a while as my BG was not overly high. Eventually I was chucking up bile and felt so rough I went to A&E. I had DKA and was in the high dependency unit for a few nights. I think that was due to my allergy to sea food.

I couple of months ago I was being really sick again and I phoned nhs direct and got an emergency docs appointment. I ended up being kept in over night on a drip and given lots of anti sickness drugs. I avoided DKA that time, thank goodness. I think that was a 24 hour stomach bug as my OH was ill the next day.

I dont think my body copes well with sickness. I have no tips on prevention I am afraid, apart from get to the hospital sooner rather than later.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Hi Dave,
sorry to hear your wife has been so ill. Hope she feels better soon.
I have a rare autoimmune condition which can make me vomit for England. So have been prescribed an injection (prochlorperazine) to be used in this situation. This tides me over until an ambulance can get to me and pump me full of saline and steroids as well.

 

[Catwoman76]

Hi Dave,
sorry to hear your wife has been so ill. Hope she feels better soon.
I have a rare autoimmune condition which can make me vomit for England. So have been prescribed an injection (prochlorperazine) to be used in this situation. This tides me over until an ambulance can get to me and pump me full of saline and steroids as well.

Sorry to hear of your condition Sue, that sounds really awful I hope it doesn't happen to you too often. Take care Sheena

 

[Blythespirit]

Hi Dave. I'm sorry to hear your wife has been so ill and I hope she feels better soon. I don't have any experience of this, but would be petrified if it happened to me.

Sue, I'm sorry to hear of this condition that you suffer from. It sounds dreadful and I'm glad they've found out what it is and that there's meds they can give you to help. XXXXXX

 

[Ikey the tinker]

I'm underactive too, was diagnosed at the same time as my diabetes. It really tires you out, but is easily fixed when you get the correct dosage of thyroxin. As stated, it's fairly common among diabetics as it's also auto-immune. I'd encourage anyone who is feeling lethargic/sleeping a lot to have the blood test done.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Sorry to hear of your condition Sue, that sounds really awful I hope it doesn't happen to you too often. Take care Sheena

Sue, I'm sorry to hear of this condition that you suffer from. It sounds dreadful and I'm glad they've found out what it is and that there's meds they can give you to help. XXXXXX

Thanks 🙂
I have Addison's disease so do not produce any cortisol in my body so when my levels are to low this causes all the problems. Any type of infection or shock can trigger what is known as a crisis.
Most of the time though I do manage to get my daily steroid dose right to stop any problems before they start. It's the same as insulin trying to get a good balance. It's very rare for me to get to the stage where I need medics or a hospital admit. Last episode was 2 years ago. Consultant did say I came within 20 mins of death 😱 Which did shock me no end. I now have strict instructions .. Vomit twice and 999 it is and hospital awaits. Lucky for me I have been provided with injectable steroids and anti sickness drugs to tide me over until help arrives. Even luckier I have a nr neighbour that comes every morning at 8.30 AM to check all is well with me 🙂

 

[hyper-Suze]

Has anyone experienced serve vomiting to the extent of being hospitalised?

Last week my poor wife fell ill with serve vomiting and was hospitalised for four nights and as you can imagine her diabetic levels were all over the place. She was also placed on numerous drips.

Initially we thought this was an infection but this has since been ruled out. Her consultant at the hospital is currently looking into this and trying to arrange a visit to a Gastroenteritis consultant which is welcome by both of us.

but

Has anyone experienced the same symptoms with serve vomiting and more importantly how did you deal with it? Has anyone any useful tips, ideas or recommend any medication to stop this vomiting happening in the future.

I am at my wits end and hurts me so much to see my wife like this. I will do anything to sort this problem / condition out.

Any advice would be most welcome.

Thanks, YorkshireDave

Thanks 🙂
I have Addison's disease so do not produce any cortisol in my body so when my levels are to low this causes all the problems. Any type of infection or shock can trigger what is known as a crisis.
Most of the time though I do manage to get my daily steroid dose right to stop any problems before they start. It's the same as insulin trying to get a good balance. It's very rare for me to get to the stage where I need medics or a hospital admit. Last episode was 2 years ago. Consultant did say I came within 20 mins of death 😱 Which did shock me no end. I now have strict instructions .. Vomit twice and 999 it is and hospital awaits. Lucky for me I have been provided with injectable steroids and anti sickness drugs to tide me over until help arrives. Even luckier I have a nr neighbour that comes every morning at 8.30 AM to check all is well with me 🙂

Hi Dave, Yep been in many many times! Sickness/bugs/infections can cause higher levels as can stopping meds on purpose to induce higher levels. Both of these can cause DKA. You do not mention if your wife is T1 or T2? If T1, I know from my experiences that even if she isn't eating anything to take the insulin and usually the resistance increases and the diabetic needs sometimes double, sometimes more! Not too sure how it affects T2's?
I hope that she is feeling better, it is amazing what a little hormone or lack can make you feel mega c**p and how quickly you can feel better!!!!

As well as some meds mentioned on here by others, don't forget to nurse and encourage your wife to drink plenty of water AND while food may not be the number one priority on her list, try nutrient rich liquids - milkshakes, ice cream, soups or even a nice cold glass of milk. At least if she is vomiting, it isn't going to be pure acidic stomach lining/bile.
I nice hot water bottle if the vomiting is continuous as I get sore stomach muscles!!!
Don't forget to get your wife to have her yearly flu jab, free with the ol' diabetes!!! It may protect even a little from the colds/flu that generally do the rounds! GP's offer this from mid-Sept onwards!!!

Sue- that sure sounds like a nuisance, as if the dreaded D isn't enough to balance with! I hope the masty episodes stay well away for many years more too!!!

 

[Northerner]

The only time I experienced something very similar was when I was diagnosed - had to go to hospital due to developing DKA (diabetic ketoacidosis). I couldn't even keep a sip of water own without being violently sick. I see you mentioned insulin in an earlier post. As Suze has said it is very important that you discuss 'sick day rules' with a diabetes specialist nurse. As a diabetic on insulin what may be a simple infection can drive blood sugar levels up and it may be necessary to 'correct' with extra insulin. Ketoacidosis develops when there is insufficient insulin circulating to either use the glucose in the blood for energy or to process the ketones produced as a side-effect of burning body fat for energy, so you need to know how to increase insulin safely in order to combat the problem.