Sudden onset, stomach distress, and inability to eat.

@blessedwildapplegirl and @cheyne like you two, I am averse to prescription medications, much to my doctors’ chagrin. I often worry that my refusal to take prescribed medications (I only do when desperate, and only for as short a period of time as possible) will get me “fired” by my GP and any specialist she sends me to, and in Canada one cannot afford to lose a doctor since there is a much shorter list of available doctors than there are patients on waiting lists for them. 🤷🏼‍♀️ So I essentially pick my battles and choose which hill to die on - while I hold my breath when visiting my doctor or specialist, hoping I will not be prescribed anything! lol.

While I have built up a strong threshold to pain on my health journey, for certain procedures I still actually beg for freezing or anaesthesia! lol. Other than that, the only “bad” medications I take on a regular basis are just once a day medications for GERD (because of hiatal hernia), thyroid, psoriasis and overactive bladder. I have fibromyalgia and severe arthritis among other ailments but refuse prescription painkillers - especially any that have to be taken more than once a day. I just thank God I don’t have diabetes or heart disease because that would mean a much bigger list of medications!

Good morning, you probably need to wait for suggestions on diet and over the counter meds until your gastroenterologist appointment. Just continue to eat bland foods until that time. Please stay away from the yogurt and coconut milk!😊

I hear you on doctors handing out prescriptions! May I ask what the symptoms of your hiatal hernia were, and how they diagnosed it? Last night I had such terrible stomach distress, and when I pressed on the very top of my stomach, where I think my esophagus ends, it really hurt. My mom had one of those. Plus, she had colon cancer when she was about 65. She lived through it though.
I’m sorry you have to deal with all that. I’m lucky I have a primary care physician who is understanding and doesn’t get angry with me when I don’t take the things he suggests. But I know I frustrate him. But I’ve had some doctors walk out on me. It’s terrible. I like the way you put it: (although it’s sad, of course.) you have to choose the hill you want to die on. I get it! It shouldn’t be that way, but it is. I suppose there are pluses and minuses to having government supplied healthcare. It sounds good, but I have heard there are long waiting lists. Although to get into my doctor now is about a six month wait. It didn’t used to be that way.
Take care of yourself and thanks for sharing. 💕

@blessedwildapplegirl oh wow … do you mean you sometimes have to wait a month to see your primary care physician?? The longest I have had to wait is about ten days, but if the receptionist thinks my problem needs to be taken care of sooner (they always ask what you want to see the doctor about) she will fit me in sooner - or I can ask her (and any specialist office) to put me on their cancellation list if they have one, to get an earlier appointment.

For specialists however, there can be anywhere from three to six months’ wait - if one is interested in taking on your case because of their full patient load! I suspect they are not interested in those who don’t warrant surgery or extensive treatment (read: if the government health plan does not think it is necessary or it is too expensive so will not pay for it) - but that’s just my take on it. One prime example is a woman who needed a specific medication to combat the rare cancer she had. She was refused the payment for it, and she certainly couldn’t pay for it. End result, she died. Then then the government made an about turn on the need for the medication but it was too late for her. Her months long fight, however, has benefitted future sufferers of that cancer - but at what cost to her!?

My GERD is caused by a hiatal hernia. The reflux I get can be severe enough to make it feel like I am having a heart attack because I can get chest pains that radiate into my jaw and back. After several cardiac tests a cardiologist prescribed nitroglycerin spray as needed because he thought I might have angina. The tablets did ease the pain. One day I went out without my spray and one of those attacks. Desperate, I went into a store and asked for a glass of water. Within minutes the pain subsided! The next time I got the pain I took a few sips of water and again the pain eased off, so that’s what I decided to do each time. I told my physician about it and she was okay with my stopping the spray. It finally turned out to be not angina, but acid reflux!

Here is a link that explains GERD:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17019-acid-reflux-gerd

@blessedwildapplegirl oh wow … do you mean you sometimes have to wait a month to see your primary care physician?? The longest I have had to wait is about ten days, but if the receptionist thinks my problem needs to be taken care of sooner (they always ask what you want to see the doctor about) she will fit me in sooner - or I can ask her (and any specialist office) to put me on their cancellation list if they have one, to get an earlier appointment.

For specialists however, there can be anywhere from three to six months’ wait - if one is interested in taking on your case because of their full patient load! I suspect they are not interested in those who don’t warrant surgery or extensive treatment (read: if the government health plan does not think it is necessary or it is too expensive so will not pay for it) - but that’s just my take on it. One prime example is a woman who needed a specific medication to combat the rare cancer she had. She was refused the payment for it, and she certainly couldn’t pay for it. End result, she died. Then then the government made an about turn on the need for the medication but it was too late for her. Her months long fight, however, has benefitted future sufferers of that cancer - but at what cost to her!?

My GERD is caused by a hiatal hernia. The reflux I get can be severe enough to make it feel like I am having a heart attack because I can get chest pains that radiate into my jaw and back. After several cardiac tests a cardiologist prescribed nitroglycerin spray as needed because he thought I might have angina. The tablets did ease the pain. One day I went out without my spray and one of those attacks. Desperate, I went into a store and asked for a glass of water. Within minutes the pain subsided! The next time I got the pain I took a few sips of water and again the pain eased off, so that’s what I decided to do each time. I told my physician about it and she was okay with my stopping the spray. It finally turned out to be not angina, but acid reflux!

Here is a link that explains GERD:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17019-acid-reflux-gerd

Actually, I usually have to wait 3 or 4 months to see my doctor! We have a shortage here apparently. How crazy that you had to discover for yourself that water could help you rather than nitroglycerin! Before my mom was diagnosed with colon cancer, they told her that she was having heart issues and had her on medication for years. That’s why I find it difficult to trust doctors. Thank you so much for the link! I appreciate it. Your GERD sounds very painful! I hate it when I feel like I can’t breathe. 😩

Hi ,
I can go one better, I want a way to transplant my body for a good one!
My father and older brother were abusive and cut from the same cloth. My brother stopped when he found my strength was a lot more than he could muster, slaming his head into a brick wall quieted him down. As for my father that all stopped suddenly when I applied some of his own treatment back. I don't remember the incident but my family vividly recount an incident when I took a carving knife to him, he had my mother suspended by the throat. Ever since I have tried to not be like my father despite the violent nature I inherited when stirred, prefering to walk away.
Just experiencing a flare up this morning. I had veggie soup last evening that my wife made and it is kicking back. Seems like I can cross that off the tolerable list now. Take with caution in future. I'm sure she is not trying to poision me as we cashed in my life insurance!
I'm starting to prove this Autonomia is affecting my blood glucose levels when it is not supposed to be possible! Long thought it had some input but after 6 choky biscuits, see food diet, it tumbled this morning, relative to my norm, go figure.
I'm noticing these key board buttons are jumping around alot this morning so hope I'm making sense, my vision is compromised so everything is blurry for the moment, I hope. Just another challenging day ahead to keep me on my toes.
Cheers

I just saw that you replied to someone else on here, and I remembered that I never responded to your last post. That’s quite a family story! I think a lot of our health comes from what happened to us when we were kids. You did give me a smile when you said you didn’t think your wife was trying to poison you because your life insurance had already been cashed in. I hope you’re feeling better and I’m sorry you had to cross another item off your food list. That’s rough. I just had to do that as well. I had been eating baked sweet potatoes, but the last few times I ate them I got really sick and had bowel inflammation. I don’t understand that because they’re very squishy, but whatever. Life is no fun when you don’t feel well! You can quote me on that. I hope this finds you reasonably well. Take care.

Hi,
Very low morning today, starting to react to yet another medication.
I constantly wonder when I might run out of food I can tolerate. I'm never sure if what I'm ingesting is going to be toxic or intoxicating. There are days when the lust is bigger than the reaction, despite the consequences of my actions. Three days of pain and discomfort seems to be a good trade off at the time, more fool me!
Cheers