Murphy - Chronic Nausea and Constipation

[missmurphy2010]

Could someone please give me some details on slippery elm bark, and whether or not it interferes w/ pancreatitis and pancreatic enzymes? Also, will is cause further constipation, and for how long does it relieve nausea?

 

[chriscleo]

going the regular med route, have you considered reglan (metoclopromide)? it helps with gastric emptying/nausea.
re constipation, if you wanted to try something elementary before resorting to a bigger gun like reglan, how about miralax mixed into food with extra water added. that may help get things going.
i thought the slippery elm was more for liver issues but don't quote me on that.

 

[missmurphy2010]

I know I've read that SEB helps with nausea and diarrhea which would concern me about the opposite-constipation. I had used Miralax before, but it was before she had pancreatitis, so I don't know what effects it would have with the pancreatic enzymes she gets (Panakare Plus). The metaclopramide does not do much for her.

 

[chriscleo]

ondansetron worked well for cleo's vomiting. but for nausea pepcid might help, too. get the 1% famodadine kind and give a quarter pill once a day to start. you could ask vet for injectable famotadine in the morning if you'd rather inject than pill. it helps with intestinal gas.
we also used cerenia for nausea. 1/4 pill once a day.