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lilydeven
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throwing up after c-section
lilydeven
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my c-section wasn't planned, but it wasn't emergency either. the plan was to get induced but upon several ultrasounds at the hospital, baby was confirmed too big and c-section was scheduled for the evening.
the only thing I had that morning was a shake. and they waited till after 5pm to do my c-section. but after surgery I ended up throwing up after they gave me water to drink!
my question is if you were scheduled for c-section and were told not to eat past a certain time, did you still throw up after surgery or not?
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Re: throwing up after c-section
With my 1st, it wasnt scheduled. I hadnt eaten anything that day and was sent to the hospital to be induced. After endless hours of labor, I ended up with a c/s. They gave me some jello to eat as soon as they had got me to a room and I threw it up. They said it was from the anesthesia.
With my 2nd, it was scheduled. I couldnt eat past midnite of the previous day and my c/s was scheduled for 1pm. They gave me some gingerale and jello at around 9pm that night and I did not throw up. I guess the first time they gave me food too soon.
You had a reaction to the anesthesia. It is very common. Some women even throw up during. Tell the anesthesiologist and s/he will give you medicine to counteract it. I get extremely nauseated during procedures so I just let the drs. know ahead of time and they give me meds for it. Problem solved.
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during the c section i had the feeling of throwing up i tried but nothing actually came up. the nurse said its common.
I threw up but it had nothing to do with what I ate before surgery (I had 8+ hours between food and surgery). You have to ease yourself into eating after surgery. Start SLOW with ice chips and then SIP water slowly, don't take big drinks or chug no matter how thirsty you are or it comes right back up.
Immediately following my first c/s I vomited for at least 30 minutes. DH would hold the little thing by my head while the nurse emptied another one and then they would switch buckets. It was horrible. Finally the anesthesiologist came back and put some anti nausea meds in my IV and all was fine. With my second one they put in the anti nausea meds before they were even done closing me up.
Oh, and I get to have Benadryl as well because the anesthesia makes me itch.
I didn't have an scheduled or emergency csection...more like failed induction csection. I ate dinner the night before then nothing else, had my c-section at 5pm and threw up anything I ate or drank for almost 2 or 3 hours after.
I know it was a reaction to the anesthetia (sp?) since I had the same reaction when I had my wisdom teeth out when I was younger. Didn't know I could ask for anything to counter act the vomiting, but, now I do!
Thanks!
I didn't throw up after my first c-section which was unplanned and had an epidural.
But I did throw up after my RCS which was with a spinal-epidural. They said it was because of the spinal. They gave me a patch behind my ear and that took care of it. (I had fasted from midnight until my c-section at 7:30am and beyond until after recovery...so until about 10:30 or 11am.)
I didn't throw up only because my mom went running out to the nursing station asking for anti-nausea meds.
I had a scheduled c/s and it was right when I started eating too.
This exactly. I've had 4 cs and in the last 3 I've either thrown up during, or right after. It really doesn't matter when you ate last.
With my latest cs I did get nauseous during the cs but didn't throw up.
Throwing up is a reaction to the anesthesia. Itching is a reaction to the morphine they add to your spinal for pain management post operatively.
I threw up during, and all.damn.day afterward.
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I didn't throw up, but almost did after I woke up. It was a reaction to the general. I am not sure if they gave me something for nausea though, I told them when we were doing health history for my spinal that I threw up from being put under before.
My c section was not planned, but all I ate that day was reeses peanutbutter cups for breakfast. Ob was very amused by this.
Hope my post isnt too TMI?!
I encountered the same thing during my c section with my ds. I dont do well with anesthesia from previous surgies and have always woken up throwing up. We tell the doctors that I become the exorcist when I come to. lol. Before and after my c section I was still throwing up. I had nothing to throw up since I hadnt eaten since the day before and had been in labor all night. I finally had my c section in the afternoon and had already been throwing up from the epidural. Only thing I could eat at first was ice chips and then I couldnt even hold down and wasnt allowed anymore.The nurses were great though, during my c/s one of the male nurses held the cup next to me while I would dry heave. Im having a scheduled c/s this time and sure I will go through the same thing again.