@lgumerman -
Do you have abdominal pain all the time? You have lost a lot of weight. Is it related to meals?
How long has this been going on?

@lgumerman
Yes, I got a diagnosis and treatment. I don’t know if you have heard of a very rare condition called MALS- Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome?
There is a ligament from the diaphragm going into the abdominal cavity that can put pressure on the celiac artery. The celiac artery supplies blood to intestines, pancreas, spleen and liver. If this artery is compressed enough there won’t be enough blood going to the intestines for digestion after a meal. This causes pain of varying degree- it’s also called abdominal angina.
It can be diagnosed with a Duplex ultrasound of the abdominal blood vessels or with a CT scan- the most accurate being a CT angiogram.
I was diagnosed 2015 and had the ligament cut laparoscopically. 6 moths later I had a stent placed because the blood vessel was still kinked. I was fine until this fall when I needed another stent.
We have a MALS Connect group too.
You may want to ask your local doctor about these tests, if they were done.
Typical symptoms are pain related to eating, fear of eating and weight loss.

GERD can be a sign your gallbladder is not making enough Hydrochloric acid (HCL) which causes the lower opening of the stomach not to close well after food passes through it. What little acid you might be making then flows up into the esophagus. Here is how I find out if this is ur situation: take two capsules of HCL in the middle of your meals. If no burning or no good result, try three. If no burning, and you feel better that day. you’ve probably found the right dose.
Having your gall bladder removed would cause ur problem but aging also makes ppl make less HCL. HCL is terribly important. It breaks down protein and kills most of the germs we swallow. Also it triggers the closing of the lower valve of the stomach.

I had heartburn/GERD for 45+ years. I was on 5 PPI Rx meds. when I had "break through," I took over the counter tums or Roland's. Finally, I stopped in my PCP office and he was not there. I got his med student/intern. She tested me for pylori, and it came back positive! Up until that point, I was treated like I had a mental illness, including counseling, and everything was being blamed on surgery I had when I was younger.
I knew for many years that I had a hiatal hernia, but when I had "Barium swallow" tests done, I had to fast, so the hernia dropped, and didn't show!
My dear little intern referred me over to bariatrics for an endoscopy, and they found the Hi-grade Barretts Esophagus, which had also herniated, eroded sphincter valve, and hiatal hernia. After all that was "resolved," I have been heartburn free! Stick to your guns, get your referrals, and expect your Dr's to listen to you! Not everything shows up in a blood test!

Did you have high grade dysplasia? Did you have an ablation to get rid of it? Is the BE now gone?

Was on a cruise and ate and drank everything. From fried foods to 6 or so drinks a day. No gastritis or gerd issues at all. Felt great. Yes, I could drink and eat bacon and fried foods all day, but now that I am back home and watching myself, I don't get it. Ideas? Yes, could go back on vacation. Thanks.

I have a chronic cough, and Shortness of breath. My pulmonologist said it was my GERD, my gastro doctor said no GERD or anti reflux doesn't cause that. Well, I need to send both of them news articles, because both conditions cause the above.I'm trying to change doctors with both of them. Has anyone else have symptoms from GERD that causes SOB or other things,? Both lung and gastro problem can cause a lot of problems for a person.Thank you for listening. I pray everyone on here gets help they need

Hi all,

Pls help me for my problem. I have lost last 8 months because of burping issue.

I used to burp 100-150 time a day. I have no Gerd/regurgitation or no pain in stomach, no indigestion.Daily 2times I am passing stool.

My burp is not so easy as normal person, it pushes me down, if I am standing. I used to feel heavy pressure, noise in middle of stomach. Sometimes it accumulate there and when I move from chair, it causes dizzy and unstability. Sometimes my nerves tingle, followed by burp immediately, sometimes blood flow in hand will be less, followed by burp. After burp is released I will be a normal person until next gas accumulation.

Morning I woke up with full gas in stomach, and with 20min I will burp 20-30times, which sometimes pushes me down in bed (though i had dinner at 7pm before day - nearly 12 hrs of fasting)

Endoscopy done says H- pyroli positive and hiatus hernia grade 4 - I have no gerd or regurgitation. After antibiotics for 14 days h-pyroli stool test came negative. Still I have burping problem.

Followed by CT small bowl done everything normal and CRP value in blood test is around 20 quite high, doctor gave rifaxamine for 14 days 1100mg/day. I am on day 10 but no improvement.

Because of this issue it makes me unstable and reduces my confidence and reduced 20kgs in 7months.

please suggestions me your valuable options. Hiatus is there but no gerd or regurgitation only burping. I have checked many MD DM gastero doctor they are saying it is nothing, burp is least symptoms in gastero.

My problem is not burp, it is only pressure of gas and its accumulation which causes dizzy

PPI tablets, prokinetic tablets doesn't helped me