Having My First Bout of Med Side Effects

The nausea started yesterday evening, and it's continued today. I wasn't having any until I changed the Sinemet dose from after meals to before meals. But the more I read, the more it seemed that the way to get maximum benefit from the dose is to take it 30 min to 1 hr before meals. That gives the medicine a chance to get out of the stomach before the food hits it. I am eating a few crackers with it, though, out of necessity. Crackers don't have any protein in them worth counting, so they won't cause absorption problems for the Sinemet in the small intestines.

I really think I just ate too many grapes the last few days, trying to increase my intake of antioxidant foods. Since I have GERD, too, it's hard for my system to handle any citrus fruit. Plus, I've been drinking Powerades to keep my fluid intake high and boost my vitamin K. I'm on a diuretic to keep my feet and ankles from swelling, so I need the fluids and the K, too. I had gotten tired of bananas when I had colitis so long, but I guess they're back in my diet, along with plain water.

I'm eating macaroni and cheese for lunch, and I'll stay on the "white diet," I call it, until my tummy calms down.