Tips for Preventing Nausea and Vomiting Due to Chemotherapy

By: ASN
Prevent nausea and vomiting is very important for patients who will undergo chemotherapy, nausea and vomiting often occur simultaneously at the time of patients receiving chemotherapy. Nausea is the uncomfortable feeling that was felt in the mouth behind the (esophagus) and in both the stomach followed by vomiting or not the process. Vomiting is a process of forcible discharge of gastric contents through the mouth.
How chemotherapy can cause nausea and vomiting in patients, the following is an illustration of nausea & vomiting in patients receiving chemotherapy:
"Drugs given chemotherapy will enter the bloodstream and damage the cells that are actively dividing them is the inner lining of the small intestine. Tues lining the small intestine is damaged it will release a chemical that binds to serotonin 5-HT3 receptor found on cells nerves in the intestinal wall, bonding is a message that the nerve cells are transmitted to the brain, which then conveyed the message subsequent to the vomiting center so that the wall of abdominal muscle contractions and there was encouraged to vomit "
Type - type of nausea Acute:

 Throw up
Occurred a few minutes to several hours after chemotherapy, especially in patients who have a history of nausea & vomiting

 Slow
Occurs 1-5 days after chemotherapy and this event depends on the type of chemotherapy used, prevention can be done by giving anti-emetics, best done on the first day of chemotherapy

 Nausea & Vomiting Traumatic
Occurs due to a history of nausea and vomiting in previous chemotherapy, the patient will usually sensitive to odors, thoughts or see related to experience nausea and vomiting before, so the blaze back vomiting before getting chemotherapy,
Tips for Preventing Nausea and Vomiting
1. If you feel hungry before chemotherapy, choose snacks that are low fat content
2. Avoid dehydration, it is recommended to drink 6-8 glasses a day with mineral water / juice
3. Avoid drinks and alcohol bercafein
4. After getting chemotherapy, try to eat enough
5. Increase calorie foods, you can also take additional supplements
6. Avoid fatty foods
7. Avoid smells that could trigger a sharp character vomiting
8. If you will break after a meal, set the position of the head a little higher