@stephieisabella, Hi. Wow, you're only 22 and saddled with this illness already. It sounds like you are doing the right things already. Iam 65 and my illness started when i married my first husband at 20 lol. Not so funny at the time. I started having the most awful cramps in my stomach. Turns out i had what they called a spastic colon and a duodenal ulcer. At some time between 1972 and 1981 I was put on Zantac and Bentyl. The first times I took those pills and felt the relief of pain was magical. My stomach just felt kind of warm. Now i am on Protonix and i have had reflux disease for about 50 yrs. I still dont have Barrets esophagus for which i am truly grateful. But i do have gastroparesis, severe trouble
swallowing, and diabetes. I have a host of other problems not related to my stomach. So there.
Try looking here https://www.drugs.com/health/epi/need-to-know-2833/#2. This a link to drugs.com. Maybe you will recognize some of your symptoms and it will list some tests you need to take. Dont stop being your own advocate. You are the best friend you will ever have. Your future is ahead of you, not behind you. Try not to eat cooked tomatoes, onions, chili powder, VINEGAR, peppers, chocolate, carbonated drinks, peppermint. Chocolate and peppermint relax the esophageal sphincter and will allow acid to flow back up. Dont bend over unless you absolutely have to. I try to pick things up with my toes for crying out loud. Let someone else do it. I wish i had the answers but im still struggling. Keep going to the doctors. If you're under a lot of stress try to get rid of some of it. Even good stress can be bad. Im not on the digestive problem forum. Im in mental health, haha. I hope you can find some relief and the answers to your digestive illness. Ill be thinking of you. And as always, if you want to vent or talk, im right here.
Love, Judy