I’ve been taking oral medication for years and whenever I take them without eating recently, I get nauseous a few minutes after, and it’s so bad to the point where I’ll throw up if I don’t eat something quickly. I know that you’re not supposed to take them on an empty stomach, but why? What is happening in your body when you get nauseous after taking the medicine?
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The pill could deliver a higher concentration of the chemical than is intended if it is not spread out over the stomach contents, which is emptied out over time. Pain medicines often have a secondary effect of making one nauseous. But then eating something wouldn’t help because the drug is already absorbed.
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