 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | The nausea is pretty common. But this sounds like an extreme case. I guess it would be possible for the balloon to cause stomach irritation.
Is your friend in any pain is his abdomen? How long has this problem persisted? Was it like this right from the start? What method of delivery is your friend using? Has he always done it like that?
Is your friend able to eat yogurt? Maybe the kind with probiotics could help? It couldnt hurt to give it a try. Just like the TV commercial says... "try the 2 week challenge". I think its eating 2 yogurt (the kind with probiotics) twice a day for 2 weeks.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
