I’m happy to share…
Five years ago I had the same scan because I had belching issues. It showed slight vascular calcifications. The belching eased up and that was that. I always had a feeling of water floating around in my stomach which I thought was odd.
In 2025 I was diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica after I cut my foot and had 7 stitches. The trauma and inflammation triggered it….Genetic link to my mom who had it. Treatment is a high dose of prednisone indefinitely. I was able to wean off and get the newly invented injection to prevent the pain. In February of this year I was off prednisone which had caused stomach upset so I was on acid reducers and plenty of them.
I gradually took myself off since I felt I shouldn’t need them but I felt terrible nausea. Thought it might be the rebound effect that they talk about. Hurt my neck and had to go on a 6 day pack of steroids again so I went back on the acid reducers to protect my stomach. That triggered a bout of diarrhea , terrible nausea, gas, fatigue, weight loss, growling in my stomach, loss of appetite.
I assumed I had sibo due to the acid reducers I was on for so long. After awhile nothing seemed to help. The gastroenterologist said I had Ibs and functional dyspepsia and I should use ibgard. A week later I begged my primary care doctor to get to the bottom of it as I was worse. So after blood tests and stool tests that showed nothing the ct scan did reveal the problem.
It was probably working on me for several years but it all came to a head over a few months.
Hopefully the surgeon will be able to restore my life back.
I may additionally still have sibo.