Скачать или смотреть This is why you're nauseous post-op

Nausea after surgery and anesthesia, also called PONC, comes from several causes. One of the most common is from our medications, in particular opioids. Opioids, like fentanyl, literally paralyze your intestines, causing a backup that can lead to severe nausea and vomiting.

This is why nerve blocks, spinals, and epidurals are so helpful to address and prevent nausea around surgery. Nerve blocks, epidurals, and spinals can greatly lower your opioid needs during and after surgery. The fewer nauseating medications you get with your anesthesia, the better chance of avoiding nausea altogether. An ounce of prevention is a pound of treatment, especially around surgery!