How to Alleviate Nausea from Medicine

1. Maintain a quiet, well-ventilated environment.
2. Keep a clean basin and tissues within reach. When uncomfortable, use relaxation techniques, guided imagery, hypnosis, music therapy, and/or television.
3. Brush your teeth or rinse your mouth after you vomit.
4. Avoid moving suddenly; lie still.
5. Identify irritants and triggers that could make nausea worse (strong odours from food, plants, perfume,etc.) After nausea has been relieved, start taking in small amounts of clear fluids (ginger ale), then crackers. Slowly progress to a soft diet.
6. See your primary care provider to see if you are a candidate for medications that will help control the nausea or a technique called "transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation" (for chemo patients)
7. Consider learning acupressure, applying pressure at points P6 ST36 (on both sides). These are located on the back of the wrist and by the knee, but you need to use an exact location.