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I may be able to help you with the nausea. What have you tried so far?

Are we twins???? Wow! Your digestive journey is identical to mine! I’ve had a bad diverticulitis infection/h pylori/gall stones and a hiatal hernia diagnosed 2 1/2 years ago. Took a couple of months to get into a gastroenterologist and she did a colonoscopy/upper endoscopy. Found the diverticulitis immediately and 2 weeks later the labs came back with the h pylori and gall stone diagnosis. A year and a half ago I had my gallbladder removed. This year I had another diverticulitis flare and was on Augmentin for 6 weeks.

Prior, and during all this, when I eat, I get dizzy afterwards and no one can figure that out. Even did blood sugar meter, nothing. The only thing I can kind of figure out is it may be post prandial hypotension, which means more blood than normal goes to your stomach to digest and your blood pressure drops. But I can’t prove that because it doesn’t always happen and it’s been better lately.

I, too, have the shakes. Some days I just wake up that way and I feel like I’m trembling/vibrating all day. Yesterday was one of those. Today I’m fine. Can’t figure that out. My therapist thinks my adrenals are not functioning and he suggested an adaptogen. And I started Lexapro just a month ago because of anxiety over digestive issues and dealing with not knowing how I’m going to be day to day.

The headaches on Lexapro, at first, are part of the early side effects as are nausea, etc. I found starting at a super small dose, 2.5 mg, for a week, then increasing to 5, etc. helped to rid me of the headaches. I almost constantly have some kind of upper abdominal rumbling and some
Days feel downright nauseous but that started before Lexapro and might be a latent post gallbladder removal thing. My gastroenterologist is not much help on any of this and I’m so frustrated!!!

I too have frequent bowel movements a lot of the time. It’s gotten better. When we take antibiotics, it not only eliminates the “bad” gut bacteria that causes diverticulitis, but wipes out the good bacteria. Get a really really good probiotic and take it every day. Also eat fermented foods, sauerkraut, kombucha, yogurt. Also I found a site called Pain Free Foods and they have some food supplement suggestions. They also have a good eating plan which may or may not help but they have a good community Facebook page and a lot of support.

This is such a life changing chronic condition and I get so frustrated. I completely empathize with what you’re going through. Keep researching and find good supplements. Slippery Elm helps with the mucosal lining of your gut and might help with bowel movement. Also, on the Pain Free foods there is a tea called Rachel’s tea. Look into that. It’s wonderful.

Take care!!!!

Did you ever find out why this was happening? I have very similar symptoms and it’s exhausting.