Undiagnosed for nearly 4 years: nausea and upper abdominal pain, weak

Posted by sandy1234 @sandy1234, Aug 12, 2022

Hi there,
I was a fit and healthy 19 year old, when I was struck with immense nausea and upper abdominal pain, bloating and extreme fatigue to the point where I'm bed bound, and weak legs, which I can only describe as feeling as though they've been filled with concrete.

As the years have progressed, I now have heat intolerance, lesions on my scalp, my heart rate goes up over 40 beats per minute when I go from seated to standing, and yellow bruises that seem to appear on my legs for no apparent reason, and I often wake in the night with a knawing pain in my stomach like I've never eaten before.

I have seen a gastroenterologists who have ruled out crohns disease, IBS, gastroparesis, inflammation in the gut and food intolerances and have discharged me, saying there's nothing more they can do for me.

I'm at my wit's end, and have spent almost four years bed bound. No anti nausea medication helps at all, and the only medication I'm on is sleeping tablets to sleep through the pain at night, although it still wakes me during the night.
I have attached pics of the scalp lesions.
If anyone has any clue as to what this could be I would really appreciate some help as I'll be turning 23 this year, fell ill when I was 19 and just want some kind of quality of life back. Thank you so much, in advance!

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@sandy1234 how are you feeling these days?

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@dillyp24 Thanks for asking! Just the same, except all doctors have discharged me. I was diagnosed with POTS but they say they won't be the reason my stomach symptoms are so debilitating. Had a pilcam a few years ago which found intestinal lymphangectasia and pre pyloric erosion, and really thought it might give some clue as to what's going on but they said it was a normal finding. Still searching for answers!

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The circular rash on the scalp should be considered. Lyme disease typically presents as a bulls-eye but presents in other ways too. Lyme has many possible expressions, including Gi symptoms. The various symptoms reported; night hunger, heart rate variation, heat intolerance, weak legs, etc., which have no one apparent cause may suggest a systemic issue like lyme. Get tested; rule out lyme, sibo, mold and parasites, etc. Bring results to an ND/ DC with an emphasis in these areas.

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