Severe stomach pain

Posted by tyjacob @tyjacob, Sep 18, 2011

I have had several years of pain in my stomach and not sure what to do. i have had ibs, acid reflux, gastritis, internal hemorrhoids. A few months ago I had a slighly irregular Z line, mildly erythematous found in the antrum and nodules were found in the ascendingn colon.
I have taken xypaxin for pain but it no longer helps. I throw up daily and have diarrhea, I have headaches. My stomach cramps so badly that I can go anywhere because of the pain. What should I do?

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Profile picture for maggiew3 @maggiew3

I have been suffering for 10+ years from an undiagnosed abdominal pain. My doctors have just told me anxiety. Usally I feel like I'm going to throw up, but never do. Rarely I get a bad headache and stomach ache and then throw up. Recently I have been feeling really lightheaded and weak, either before or after I eat. The only thing that seems to help that is DPT. My abdominal pain can feel like cramps or in the same area, like pinching, sometimes I want to cry(because I am tired of being in pain), and I havn't had solid stools in 2 or so months. There are foods like milkshakes and pineapple that I have stopped eating because everytime I eat/drink them I get very nausues. But one day I will eat oatmeal for breackfast and 3 days later the exact same thing, and I have to go to the nurse at school it hurts so bad. There are no similarities from journaling my feelings. Does anyone know of any gut doctors or what this might be? I don't want to be in pain forever.

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Have you had a gastro stool panel for infections and pathogens? Check for CDIFF

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Profile picture for maggiew3 @maggiew3

I have been suffering for 10+ years from an undiagnosed abdominal pain. My doctors have just told me anxiety. Usally I feel like I'm going to throw up, but never do. Rarely I get a bad headache and stomach ache and then throw up. Recently I have been feeling really lightheaded and weak, either before or after I eat. The only thing that seems to help that is DPT. My abdominal pain can feel like cramps or in the same area, like pinching, sometimes I want to cry(because I am tired of being in pain), and I havn't had solid stools in 2 or so months. There are foods like milkshakes and pineapple that I have stopped eating because everytime I eat/drink them I get very nausues. But one day I will eat oatmeal for breackfast and 3 days later the exact same thing, and I have to go to the nurse at school it hurts so bad. There are no similarities from journaling my feelings. Does anyone know of any gut doctors or what this might be? I don't want to be in pain forever.

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No, but I will look into that.
Thanks.

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Profile picture for maggiew3 @maggiew3

I have been suffering for 10+ years from an undiagnosed abdominal pain. My doctors have just told me anxiety. Usally I feel like I'm going to throw up, but never do. Rarely I get a bad headache and stomach ache and then throw up. Recently I have been feeling really lightheaded and weak, either before or after I eat. The only thing that seems to help that is DPT. My abdominal pain can feel like cramps or in the same area, like pinching, sometimes I want to cry(because I am tired of being in pain), and I havn't had solid stools in 2 or so months. There are foods like milkshakes and pineapple that I have stopped eating because everytime I eat/drink them I get very nausues. But one day I will eat oatmeal for breackfast and 3 days later the exact same thing, and I have to go to the nurse at school it hurts so bad. There are no similarities from journaling my feelings. Does anyone know of any gut doctors or what this might be? I don't want to be in pain forever.

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The many Gasterintologist I have had just do not understand, can I get an appointment?

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Profile picture for maggiew3 @maggiew3

I have been suffering for 10+ years from an undiagnosed abdominal pain. My doctors have just told me anxiety. Usally I feel like I'm going to throw up, but never do. Rarely I get a bad headache and stomach ache and then throw up. Recently I have been feeling really lightheaded and weak, either before or after I eat. The only thing that seems to help that is DPT. My abdominal pain can feel like cramps or in the same area, like pinching, sometimes I want to cry(because I am tired of being in pain), and I havn't had solid stools in 2 or so months. There are foods like milkshakes and pineapple that I have stopped eating because everytime I eat/drink them I get very nausues. But one day I will eat oatmeal for breackfast and 3 days later the exact same thing, and I have to go to the nurse at school it hurts so bad. There are no similarities from journaling my feelings. Does anyone know of any gut doctors or what this might be? I don't want to be in pain forever.

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you REALLY NEED to see what is called an integrated medicine doctor. You will not find them at Mayo or at your "normal" allopathic doctor's office.

It appears there are many people who allopathic docs simply are not helping / understanding when it comes to GI issues.
search: "ifm"

Do not waste your time any longer.
But get ready to pay cash on the order of $300/hr for their services-- very few(virtually none) will take insurance. Still, don't just trust "any" one of these. First one I tried after spending over $500 for his "time" and $800 on specialized testing wanted me to take 960 pills in 30 days to start to solve my problem.
Another route: find a nutritionist or dietician through other alternative med clinics like a chiropractic office etc. That is what I am doing.
Finally, read up on "SIBO" and the "elemental diet"
It makes sense, at a minimum, to get tested for SIBO(specialized stool test + aerodiagnostics company or equal breath test)

search terms:
SIBO info
hollywood homestead
digestive health institute

Finally, good luck.
This will be a long quest. However, I have just saved you some time IF you follow up.

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Profile picture for schreib69 @schreib69

you REALLY NEED to see what is called an integrated medicine doctor. You will not find them at Mayo or at your "normal" allopathic doctor's office.

It appears there are many people who allopathic docs simply are not helping / understanding when it comes to GI issues.
search: "ifm"

Do not waste your time any longer.
But get ready to pay cash on the order of $300/hr for their services-- very few(virtually none) will take insurance. Still, don't just trust "any" one of these. First one I tried after spending over $500 for his "time" and $800 on specialized testing wanted me to take 960 pills in 30 days to start to solve my problem.
Another route: find a nutritionist or dietician through other alternative med clinics like a chiropractic office etc. That is what I am doing.
Finally, read up on "SIBO" and the "elemental diet"
It makes sense, at a minimum, to get tested for SIBO(specialized stool test + aerodiagnostics company or equal breath test)

search terms:
SIBO info
hollywood homestead
digestive health institute

Finally, good luck.
This will be a long quest. However, I have just saved you some time IF you follow up.

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Hi! How are your periods? Have you heard of endometriosis? Also do you have any history of abdominal or pelvic surgeries?

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Profile picture for maggiew3 @maggiew3

I have been suffering for 10+ years from an undiagnosed abdominal pain. My doctors have just told me anxiety. Usally I feel like I'm going to throw up, but never do. Rarely I get a bad headache and stomach ache and then throw up. Recently I have been feeling really lightheaded and weak, either before or after I eat. The only thing that seems to help that is DPT. My abdominal pain can feel like cramps or in the same area, like pinching, sometimes I want to cry(because I am tired of being in pain), and I havn't had solid stools in 2 or so months. There are foods like milkshakes and pineapple that I have stopped eating because everytime I eat/drink them I get very nausues. But one day I will eat oatmeal for breackfast and 3 days later the exact same thing, and I have to go to the nurse at school it hurts so bad. There are no similarities from journaling my feelings. Does anyone know of any gut doctors or what this might be? I don't want to be in pain forever.

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My periods are on time and normal. Yes, I talked to my doctors, and they don't think it's that. And No.

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Profile picture for schreib69 @schreib69

you REALLY NEED to see what is called an integrated medicine doctor. You will not find them at Mayo or at your "normal" allopathic doctor's office.

It appears there are many people who allopathic docs simply are not helping / understanding when it comes to GI issues.
search: "ifm"

Do not waste your time any longer.
But get ready to pay cash on the order of $300/hr for their services-- very few(virtually none) will take insurance. Still, don't just trust "any" one of these. First one I tried after spending over $500 for his "time" and $800 on specialized testing wanted me to take 960 pills in 30 days to start to solve my problem.
Another route: find a nutritionist or dietician through other alternative med clinics like a chiropractic office etc. That is what I am doing.
Finally, read up on "SIBO" and the "elemental diet"
It makes sense, at a minimum, to get tested for SIBO(specialized stool test + aerodiagnostics company or equal breath test)

search terms:
SIBO info
hollywood homestead
digestive health institute

Finally, good luck.
This will be a long quest. However, I have just saved you some time IF you follow up.

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Thanks! We just met with a GI doctorand a nutritionist and I'm on a no sugar(natural and added) diet. Some tests are being done and some new meds are being tried.

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Profile picture for maggiew3 @maggiew3

I have been suffering for 10+ years from an undiagnosed abdominal pain. My doctors have just told me anxiety. Usally I feel like I'm going to throw up, but never do. Rarely I get a bad headache and stomach ache and then throw up. Recently I have been feeling really lightheaded and weak, either before or after I eat. The only thing that seems to help that is DPT. My abdominal pain can feel like cramps or in the same area, like pinching, sometimes I want to cry(because I am tired of being in pain), and I havn't had solid stools in 2 or so months. There are foods like milkshakes and pineapple that I have stopped eating because everytime I eat/drink them I get very nausues. But one day I will eat oatmeal for breackfast and 3 days later the exact same thing, and I have to go to the nurse at school it hurts so bad. There are no similarities from journaling my feelings. Does anyone know of any gut doctors or what this might be? I don't want to be in pain forever.

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I have had a lot is success dealing with post chemo stomach issues with Mayo Clinic’s GI Drs

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Profile picture for schreib69 @schreib69

you REALLY NEED to see what is called an integrated medicine doctor. You will not find them at Mayo or at your "normal" allopathic doctor's office.

It appears there are many people who allopathic docs simply are not helping / understanding when it comes to GI issues.
search: "ifm"

Do not waste your time any longer.
But get ready to pay cash on the order of $300/hr for their services-- very few(virtually none) will take insurance. Still, don't just trust "any" one of these. First one I tried after spending over $500 for his "time" and $800 on specialized testing wanted me to take 960 pills in 30 days to start to solve my problem.
Another route: find a nutritionist or dietician through other alternative med clinics like a chiropractic office etc. That is what I am doing.
Finally, read up on "SIBO" and the "elemental diet"
It makes sense, at a minimum, to get tested for SIBO(specialized stool test + aerodiagnostics company or equal breath test)

search terms:
SIBO info
hollywood homestead
digestive health institute

Finally, good luck.
This will be a long quest. However, I have just saved you some time IF you follow up.

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@schreib69. More and more hospitals and clinics include integrative medicine, including Mayo Clinic. Here's more information about integrative medicine and care at Mayo:
– Integrative medicine https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/complementary-alternative-medicine/about/pac-20393581

Integrative medicine uses an evidence-based approach to treat the whole person — your mind, body and soul. Your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs are all involved, so integrative medicine uses a combination of therapies. It “integrates” conventional approaches and complementary therapies to achieve optimal health and healing.

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@schreib69. More and more hospitals and clinics include integrative medicine, including Mayo Clinic. Here's more information about integrative medicine and care at Mayo:
– Integrative medicine https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/complementary-alternative-medicine/about/pac-20393581

Integrative medicine uses an evidence-based approach to treat the whole person — your mind, body and soul. Your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs are all involved, so integrative medicine uses a combination of therapies. It “integrates” conventional approaches and complementary therapies to achieve optimal health and healing.

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It is nice to hear Mayo is warming to the idea. Unfortunately, that is all apparently based on the areas being offered-- mostly non-medical and not much based on science.
If you look at ifm.org website you will see that the folks who teach classes are mostly MD's and Phd's. The area in which I recommended someone(?) consider functional medicine also was in the area of Gastrointestinal clinical practice. There is a terrible dearth of MD's(or even ND's) who can both prescribe drugs and utilize functonal medicine. The whole point of even considering functional medicine has to do with the fact the MOST doctors(generalizing, I know) are being taught to determine the symptoms and use an algorithm or look up table or even computer to assign a "correction" whether it is drugs or therapy or whatever. There are seldom actually out there attempting to find the REAL CAUSE and eliminate the cause. That is the point of Integrative Medicine. NOW. I am an engineer not a doctor, so certainly one most consider this with a certain grain of salt. However, if you talk to enough Int. Med. DOCTORS, it is likely this will be close to their response.

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