Nausea and vomiting after jaw and orthognathic surgery?!
Question:
Nausea and vomiting after jaw and orthognathic surgery?
If anybody has had lower jaw or orthognathic surgery, how bad was your nausea and vomiting if any after surgery?
How long did it last?
Answers:
The nausea and vomiting could be caused by your pain medication. Do not take the pain meds without first having some food in your stomach, even if it is just crackers and juice! If your jaw is oozing blood, do not swallow it, the stomach hates blood and it will reject it, causing you to throw it back up. Instead, keep some kleenex handy, and spit any bloody drainage out and put it into a waste basket. Try cold things, like juice, jello, popsicles. Leave the ice cream off until you are not vomiting any more. Start your diet back slowly. Start with clear juices, popsicles, jello, broth., Then you can graduate to soft non-spicy, non greasy foods, and nothing sharp like chips. The doctor may need to give you a prescription for phenergan or zofran to prevent nausea and vomiting. Most all pain pills will cause nausea and vomiting if taken on an empty stomach. But you may just need a different pain pill if you are too sensitive to this one. Call and report your symptoms to your doctor. His or her office staff should be able to help you.