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Why does anesthesia make me sick?
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Pain stress genetics: There are lots of reasons why some people get nauseous after surgery and anesthesia. Pain and surgery cause stress; pain medication used to treat the pain of surgery cause nausea and vomiting in many patients. Women, time of menstrual cycle, history of motion sickness and type of surgery .Some types of anesthesia can cause more vomiting than other types
Answered 6/10/2017
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Nausea: Do you mean sick as in nausea? General anesthesia activates parts of the brain that can cause nause.
Answered 11/28/2017
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