this is how to Get Rid of Nausea Due to Chemotherapy

One of the effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients is nausea. But in fact, inhalation isopropyl alcohol can reduce nausea after cancer therapy cure.

In the United States, close to 5 million people come to the emergency department each year with severe nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy as reported by The New York Times, Friday (3/16/2010).
Generally, the ER provides a Zofran oral medication containing ondansetron (commonly used to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting, side effects of chemotherapy).

A doctor from the army medical center in San Antonio, Michael D April, then conducted a study involving 120 patients with an average age of 50s who experienced nausea.

He gave alcohol and Zofran, alcohol and placebo (oral drugs or neutral drugs and had no effect at all) orally, as well as Zofran and placebo inhaled.

The results showed that inhalation of alcohol commonly used to reduce these germs can reduce the nausea in patients.

From a maximum nausea of ​​100 mm, the nausea in the patient is reduced to 30 mm after taking in alcohol and swallowing Zofran. Then, the nausea in the patient was reduced to the number 32 mm after inhaling alcohol and swallowing placebo.

Although not significantly overcome the nausea, April think this way can be done at home. "This is a simple way of coping with symptoms that make you feel uncomfortable," said April.

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