Hi. I have been having severe bloating and stomach pain for over a year now. I have been checked for SIBO and H-pylori. I have had a stomach CT, an ultrasound, endoscopy, colonoscopy, a hida scan, and a bunch of bloodwork done. The bloating and stomach pain are accompanied by exreme fatigue, hot flashes, and severe foot cramping. I was told over a year ago (after choking on food and some serious heartburn) that i have an impaired esophagus. I was placed on Emaprezale. The stomach issues continued to get worse. I was placed on more and more stomach medicine by primary care dr and GI. Nothing has helped. I was 125 lbs and i eat healthy and would work out regularly. I am now 140 lbs. I cannot workout because it causes stomach pain. Plus i am so tired i can barely make it through work. I went to see a naturopath after no success with GI. I was eventually put on an elemental det after other gut healing steps did not work. Even on the liquid diet the bloating continued, but i was not as tired. Eventually i crashed and needed to eat again. I had a food allergy and them avoided everything i wss told not to eat but this did not help. I was told i have gastritis and esophagitis but nothing they have done has helped how i feel. It is getting hard to make it through the day. I need help. I have had previous health issues including uterine fibroids that lead to bad blood hemoraging. I ended up having a hysterectomy . I had brain and spinal cord surgery 20 years ago for syringomyelia. I have had pancreas problems. I was told i had autoimmune problems including juvenile arthritis and sjogrens. Now i test negative for autoimmune problems but have lasting joint damage. I am 36. My rheumatologist told me i have the joints of someone 65 or older. I have been checked for pancreas issues but have no problems anymore. I am taking digestive enzymes but they ate not helping. Sorry for the long rant. Any suggestions???
I have gone Veggie except for seafood. I am going to call the Surgeon and see if he could meet me and explain why this is happening. I never ever had to worry about weight. I know I don’t get the exercise I should as I live in Oregon and we have had rain for probably 6 weeks straight. We had one day of sun and I immediately took my dogs for a walk on the beach. I know that I have not gotten around as much lately as my car was hit by a school bus making and illegal left turn in front of my car. Totaled my car. Had I been 5 seconds earlier, I would have had the school bus in my front seat. My legs and body were hurt and it makes for less exercise. But, this weight gain is ridiculous. I just pray it is not something else. Yogurt OUT
I am so sorry. I wish I could say something that would make a difference. My hobby is cooking. Imagine my shock when I learned that I can no longer tolerate many of the foods I cherish. I’m getting over it ’cause I’m tired of being sick. In 2008, we retired & moved up to the upper part of Michigan. We started growing & raising all our own food. I knew the food we were eating wasn’t the food mom made 50-60 years ago. So I figured I couldn’t go wrong in my own organic farming methods. But the damage was already done. Downstate we lived in a farming area where crops were sprayed, chemicals from the local Ford plants were dumped, jet planes flying overhead every 5 minutes to the airport, cars billowing out pollution, you get the picture. I’ve always stayed at the same weight as I was in 8th grade. Yeah, I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma & the rest is history. My health is deteriorating, but I am determined to fight back. I try to stay active. I try to eat healthy, knowing that everything I buy from the grocery store is susceptible to who-knows-what. Try to remain positive. Know that we are the first generation who were born and raised in a chemical filled world. Shop at your local farmers market. Visit your local farms. Try other exercise options available to you. Remember, you’re doing this for yourself! Keep in touch. I do care.
My 20 year old son has been sufferding witht he bloating, stomach soarness, chest tighrening, acid reflux, and nauseousness. He has had stomach study done, Ultra sound, C.T Scan, and a barrium swallow also. Still he cannot get a diagnoises. We are going to his first appointment at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale in June. He is so discouraged and seems depressed, which is totally understandable. I’m glad I found this way of connecting with people with like symtoms. I think it’s really good to talk to others and I will keep encouraging my son to read some po’sts. I
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I have had bloating and stomach issues my whole life. I’m 67 now but they started as a teen. I now have an ulcer they took forever to finally find. Am taking protonix for it but still have symptoms. Hope you find an answer and feel better.
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Hello! My doctor had me do an allergy test which said to cut out gluten, dairy and eggs. I have been feeling much better cutting out these. Still get pretty bloated and have issues, but I feel much better than before. I went to a different doctor who suggested a low food map diet for IBS. She said it manifests differently in people. Anyways, made me think of your comment. How are you doing?
Amazing what our diet can do. I rarely eat eggs. Maybe 2 a year. Unfortunately, I became a vegitarian. I miss meat. But if I eat it, I must be slow as my system has had “fake” food for so long. Today I am feeling so good, that I am lying around watching You tube and just enjoying a day with no pain. Not yet anyway.
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I feel your pain. I have been dealing with severe pain in the top part of my stomach. I eat and I am sick. The pain shoots up. My dr keeps giving me RX and nothing works. I have been on Omoperxole for 20 plus years I’ve had colonoscopy and gastro. I am now waiting to go fir an IV CT and also waiting to get into a new gastro dr. I’m at the end of my rope. I stopped eating everything just liquids. I wish someone had answers too for why this is happening. I’ve had my gall bladder out too.
Robin
I have been suffering from indigestion for years now. Many hours after consuming a meal, I still feel full and heavy. Sometimes I can feel the food up my chest.
Let me also add that I don't usually experience free bowel movement. It take about 3 to 4 days for me to poo. So virtually all that I consume remains inside of me.
I am now overweight because of this situation. I have tried observing intermittent fasting just to reduce my food consumption. But lately I have started experiencing burning feelings on my stomach (I hope it's not ulcer).
What can I do
@66andcounting
It’s a shame that we are all getting so sick! I can’t help thinking it’s all the poisons “they” have put in our foods, drinks, environment, water, soil, etc. Yep, they poisoned us for their own profits & now we pay the price. Hope the yogurt ban works. It has helped me.
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