Sick to my stomach

[skuch65]

I'm stage 4 and have been getting sick to my stomach.  Since Jan. I have vomited  about 7 times.  I have not vomited 7 times in my life before Jan.  I have also been dry heaving quite often. Is this normal or am I just starting to get worse.  My labs are staying steady at 17%.  My weight is starting to drop also.  I was 185 last year now i'm around 165-170.

[Sunny]

Make sure you tell your nephrologist about this.
Are you on any new medications? Anything different going on other than the fact you are at 17% GFR?
This aside, I will tell you that I feel nauseous every day at 15% GFR and did at 17% also, though I manage to not actually vomit most of the time.
I try to eat smaller meals throughout the day instead of 3 large meals, and that seems to help. I've recently started taking Prilosec to ease stomach sickness.I also eat a low protein diet and drink plenty of water. And NO, it's not normal to vomit and have dry heaves, but it is the nature of ESRD for some of us. I hope you can get a handle on it soon, because I'm sure it's very hard for you.

[sullidog]

Sounds like maybe toxin buildup? What are your lab values? Anything out of wack?

[RichardMEL]

Definetely discuss with the neph. Something isn't right. You can't just go on a number like the eGFR or creat and think you're "OK" when you're clearly not. Now it may just be a side effect of something that can be controlled with meds, or it could be something more serious - I'd absolutely be telling them about your symptoms - the losing weight thing too could be a key - your albumin is probably a bit low - have you lost a lot of appetitie? This can lead to stuff like low protein levels, low iron and hemoglobin, which could in turn be causing you issues.