Stomach pain and bloating for 4 months after eating frozen pizza

Posted by goldenmummy @goldenmummy, Aug 20, 2018

Basically four months ago (April 9th) I ate a severely undercooked frozen pizza and have felt like something is stuck in my stomach ever since. The pizza had a lot of raw dough in it. I’m very bloated and nauseous a lot of the time. Also it causes other pains like arm pain and leg pain. I’m not constipated per se, but my motility is awful now. I feel like I have no movement in my digestive system. My digestive system is full of stool also and never really empties, even though I have bowel movements. I have had many tests done (MRI to test for Crohns, colonoscopy, endoscopy, and most recently a gastric emptying study) all with normal results. I believe I have raw dough stuck in my stomach and/or yeast causing a problem in my stomach. I have tried making myself throw up, but it’s hard to do and exhausting. I go back to my GI doctor on September 15. I think I may need to have my stomach pumped or have surgery of some kind, as I am not getting any better and it has been over four months. Please if you have some insight share it with me. I’m not sure what to do and I’m at the end of my rope. Thank you.

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@hopeful33250

@goldenmummy If you do not always walk after eating you might try some other exercise program after meals. There are some great videos on Youtube that involve chair exercises and gentle stretching. Here are a few that you can take a look at, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCTYAFTAaU0 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxcNBejxlzs&t=30s

If you could try one of those when you are not able to get out and walk, that might be helpful in avoiding that bloated, full feeling.

I might also suggest that you look at some of the gastroparesis discussions on Connect. While you have not been diagnosed with this disorder the symptoms do sound somewhat similar. Here is one of the Connect discussions on gastroparesis and diet, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/gastroparesis-diet-questions/

Your symptoms are very unique. Will you keep in touch and let me know how you are doing?

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Ok I will keep in touch and check out those links.

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I am still feeling very bad from this problem. I'm having arm pain in my right arm and bad headaches in the right side of my head, in addition to the terrible bloating and stomach pain. Can anybody help me I don't know what to do. I was in the ER Monday night out of frustration but they couldn't help me. They did a CT scan that they said looked normal and sent me on mt way. Please help me if you can

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@goldenmummy

I am still feeling very bad from this problem. I'm having arm pain in my right arm and bad headaches in the right side of my head, in addition to the terrible bloating and stomach pain. Can anybody help me I don't know what to do. I was in the ER Monday night out of frustration but they couldn't help me. They did a CT scan that they said looked normal and sent me on mt way. Please help me if you can

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It would seem that some of the tests would have shown if something was stuck in your stomach. Is it possible you have a need to relax your rectal and stomach muscles? A therapy called pelvic floor panel may be helpful. My significant other is going through that therapy and it seems to be helping. Just a suggestion. Good luck. I hate to think of you suffering.

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Hello @goldenmummy

I hope you are feeling better since your last posted. As it has been a while since you posted regarding your abdominal pain, I was wondering, if you have noticed any improvement in your symptoms? Have any doctors been helpful in finding a diagnosis, yet?

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Hello. I am still not feeling better. I have stomach pain and bloating. I have pain in the middle of my back and radiating up my neck and it never seems to go away. I saw a surgeon and we discussed the possibility of doing a laparoscopy surgery on my stomach, but he said I would need to do a motility study before they would take that drastic step, which I am in the process of trying to do now. I'm waiting to hear from my GI doctor about doing that study.

I am also trying to a doctor at the NYC Digestive Center at Weill Cornell. I have to get my primary doctor to request my insurance company to see if they will approve visiting this doctor.

Does anyone here have any other thoughts? I am in so much pain everyday. It is my belief that I will need to have surgery to see what is going on inside my stomach. I still think I have something stuck in there from when I ate the raw pizza/the uncooked pizza. My other option is to see a 4th GI doctor in the area who takes my insurance and is accepting patients.

Thank you. I appreciate any feedback.

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@goldenmummy

Hello. I am still not feeling better. I have stomach pain and bloating. I have pain in the middle of my back and radiating up my neck and it never seems to go away. I saw a surgeon and we discussed the possibility of doing a laparoscopy surgery on my stomach, but he said I would need to do a motility study before they would take that drastic step, which I am in the process of trying to do now. I'm waiting to hear from my GI doctor about doing that study.

I am also trying to a doctor at the NYC Digestive Center at Weill Cornell. I have to get my primary doctor to request my insurance company to see if they will approve visiting this doctor.

Does anyone here have any other thoughts? I am in so much pain everyday. It is my belief that I will need to have surgery to see what is going on inside my stomach. I still think I have something stuck in there from when I ate the raw pizza/the uncooked pizza. My other option is to see a 4th GI doctor in the area who takes my insurance and is accepting patients.

Thank you. I appreciate any feedback.

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Hello @goldenmummy, I'm glad that you posted again. As I had not heard from you in a while I had wondered if you were feeling better or not. I am sorry to hear that you are still experiencing discomfort. It is good to hear, however, that you have a plan in place to see what might be the problem. Have you had any previous surgeries of the digestive tract, such as gallbladder surgery?

I look forward to hearing from you again. Will you post an update after your motility study?

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I have had an appendectomy and no other surgeries.

Sure I'll post an update. It's not certain that my GI doctor will do the study though. He still has to get back to me and he is very slow to respond :/

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@goldenmummy

I am still feeling very bad from this problem. I'm having arm pain in my right arm and bad headaches in the right side of my head, in addition to the terrible bloating and stomach pain. Can anybody help me I don't know what to do. I was in the ER Monday night out of frustration but they couldn't help me. They did a CT scan that they said looked normal and sent me on mt way. Please help me if you can

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Hi,

Have you recovered yet?

I have the exact same issue. I noticed mine after eating one large dominoes pizza, and forgetting to drink water with it. I've had it for over 3 years now. Honestly, Ive had enough of this shit. It feels like food is hardened and stuck in my stomach, which would explain the bloating I have. I've tried all sorts of laxatives and had tests run all to no avail. Today, Im going to try drinking 1litre or more of hot (as hot as I can physically handle,) apple cider vinegar, mixed with water to dissolve it. Along with some senna leaves to help the stomach to start moving everything along. I'll do this for a week starting today. Hopefully this method can help us. If you're not already healed that is.

Good Luck,
MM

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Try taking Miralax and see if that helps.

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@moneyman

Hi,

Have you recovered yet?

I have the exact same issue. I noticed mine after eating one large dominoes pizza, and forgetting to drink water with it. I've had it for over 3 years now. Honestly, Ive had enough of this shit. It feels like food is hardened and stuck in my stomach, which would explain the bloating I have. I've tried all sorts of laxatives and had tests run all to no avail. Today, Im going to try drinking 1litre or more of hot (as hot as I can physically handle,) apple cider vinegar, mixed with water to dissolve it. Along with some senna leaves to help the stomach to start moving everything along. I'll do this for a week starting today. Hopefully this method can help us. If you're not already healed that is.

Good Luck,
MM

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Are you sure you don’t have a blockage? My Uncle had a blockage, of course he didn’t want to go to the doctor. When he finally went, he had a blockage so bad they had to do surgery and now he has a bag on his side. I hope they did tests to rule this out

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