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Can local anesthesia make you nauseous?
My grandmother needed to have surgery on her arm after a fall, but after the surgery, she was pretty nauseous and we weren't sure about why. She had local anesthesia. Could this have made her nauseous?
2 Answers
Unlikely. She probably received some sedatives as well, particularly an opioid, which could cause nausea.
Local anesthesia by itself does not cause nausea or vomiting. However, a prescription for pain would likely contain an opioid which is the most common cause of nausea after surgery.