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My stomach - 10/17/2006 11:37:09 AM   
RiotGirl


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Status: offline 		My stomach is driving me nuts.  I'm sick of it, but obviously not sick of it enough to go to the doctor.  Plus - about a year ago i was having stomach issues to the point where i couldnt stand for long periods of time and i ended up leaving work and going to the ER and well they had no clue. 

i've felt like shit for weeks.  I'm tired it seems all the time, i take naps and my most favorite (yet hating it all at the same time) thing is laying in bed watching TV.  As its where i feel the "best" and yet its boring and i dont really like watching TV.  And if i get tired i can close my eyes and nap.  Not that i'm doing it all the time - as i'm trying to force myself to do things other then feel like crap.

My stomach! i feel like there is a bowling ball in it and when i eat its worse.  Any pressure or anything other then letting it stretch out and be normal is uncomfie.  So i'm like majorly bloated and full and when i eat it just gets worse!  Then i can fell it like where my rib cage comes together. 

i feel nauseous alot too.  Its not a sick to my stomach nausea, its a back of my throat thing.

I think its trapped air after i eat that makes my ribcage feel it, but even if i get that out, my stomach feels less distended but still massively bloated.  I feel alot of other things, but i couldnt describe them   Been like this for days to weeks i think?  I've been bloated for like 3 weeks, tired for 3 weeks but like in the past 3 or 4 days its become more uncomfortable.

i've tried eating tums.. doesnt help.  And i dont know if i'm describing things right cos well i am now massively tired again.

i thought orginally it was pms - the bloating and stuff.  Or pepsi, but that is waning out and whether i drink pepsi or not isnt changing anything.

i do have 2 other ideas - but one seems silly to say and the other is just impossible.  So.....
Hopefully some one on the boards will have some idea?

and i am going to go crash before i have to get up and motivate again!
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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 11:40:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well don't wait go to the doctor. I waited for a year with excruciating stomach pain and reflux. Finally I couldn't stand the pain anymore. I went to the doc they scoped me and found 6 ulcers from my stomach to my duodenum. I was anemic from slow bleeding. If I had gone when I first felt bad it wouldn't have been near as bad. Nurses make very bad patients, but I certainly learned my lesson.

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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 11:56:41 AM   
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Status: offline 		I would for sure go and get it checked out.  It sounds a lot like what I had, tons of ulcers and acid reflux.  The tums actually made things worse, and I was told by my Dr. not to take them at all. 
 
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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 12:10:05 PM   
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I stand as a great example of what can happen when we ignore symptoms for too long and don't get proper, timely medical care.

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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 12:42:09 PM   
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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 12:47:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'm sure going days without eating and drinking tons of caffeinated soda constantly hasn't helped much either.

Try two weeks on a balanced and full diet of veggies, fruits, some breads, lots of protein, water, at least two meals and two snacks every day, and an occasional treat and then come back and post the results.

You could also review these other threads you've had in the past six months about your eating issues and see if any of them have ideas you haven't tried yet.

http://www.collarchat.com/m_523284/mpage_1/key_food/tm.htm#523284
For the non eaters

http://www.collarchat.com/m_110718/mpage_1/key_food/tm.htm
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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 1:23:50 PM   
RiotGirl


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Man my neighbor just scared the shit out of me.  Woke me up and for some odd reason i thought it was supposed to be 8 am. 

Any who LA - i've actually BEEN eating.  Alot more then normal, i'm fuckin hungry all the time.  Last night i had shrimp with like spagetti and some wierd sauce with veggies that i stir fried.  Just at a cuban before i wrote that and yesterday after noon - i ate mcdonalds.  LOL  I actually drink lots of water now as i'm trying not to drink Pepsi - i'm drinking Fruit 2 0 with the 10 minerals and vitamins in it.  I've been eating alot more for the past week or so and i think i've actually gained 7 or 8 lbs.  (and dont get my Dom on here to attest to the fact that i have been eating and he hasnt had to tell me for the 2 1/2 days he was here this weekend or on thrusday when i saw him)

I have notice that after i eat its worse - and burping alot helps.  i was all over web md last night and that didnt help. because non of my symptoms match up.  Sometimes its worse then others.  And sometimes its just not so bad, but well just there.

i honestly dont really feel "ill" when i dont eat.  So, okay - i've been eating alot (which makes it worse) and tired which never gets better.  Everything else about me is "normal" 

any suggetions?

Edited to add - like i said, i went through something a year ago that the no one could figure out what was wrong with me and it was worse then.  I couldnt stand up for long periods of time with out going through some major pain and feeling like i was gonna fall over.  (but i will check out web md on ulcers)

p.s.  and its not like terrible terrible pain.  i mean other then the uncomfortableness of it and the tiredness i can function.  Its just there and annoying and i'm getting sick of it.

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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 1:38:28 PM   
RiotGirl


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Status: offline 		Yeah i just checked out ulcers and well it doesnt really match.  MOSTLY - its all right below my navel and sorta spreads out to my hips.  When i eat it rises and is in the area above to my ribcage. 

Talking to a friend about this and she says i've been complaining for around a month about it. 

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/65/72677

it doesnt burn - if it burned i think i'd be like wtf and do something about it.
and um.. my stool is fine (heh)

and i've no clue what heartburn is soooooooo

and peptic ulcer
http://www.webmd.com/hw/digestive_problems/hw217877.asp

i've only like one or two of those symptems

its not like "pain" pain.  i dunno how to explain it.  And its generally pretty consistant

Edited to add - right now its like what i woudl consider "normal" discomfort. 



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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 1:48:12 PM   
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Go to your GYN, just to be safe.

I had some issues with My GI tract - nausea, vomiting at times, feeling very bloated - in addition to being tired and having weird, near-fainting spells which My doctor (internist) first believed could be ulcers, then perhaps Acid Reflux, then perhaps just severe heartburn throwing Me out of balance...

and it turned out to be a very large and very painful ovarian cyst. As I was so young, they didn't think to look for that, and I only found out when it ruptured and I was rushed to the hospital.

Ovarian cysts are known to throw the GI tract off balance as well as cause hideous bloat, fatigue, night sweats/chills, muscle aches, so on. When they become so large they begin bumping against other organs or twisting, the pain can spread throughout your entire lower abdomen and range from a consistent ache to stabbing pains that double you in half.

It may not be this, per se, but fibroids, endometriosis and other female ailments also seem to cause similar symptoms without any clues that they are reproductive-system based.

Get a thorough check-out with your internist *and* GYN. If they can do pelvic imaging to make sure you don't have an enlarged ovary, cyst, fibroid or so on, that'd be one thing off the list of what it could be...

Brightest blessings,

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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 2:10:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		My ex  mother in law had severe bloating, pain, gas, headaches and general malaise, fatigue and all.. After several diagnostic tests she was found to have a gluten allergy.  She eliminated as much from her diet as she reasonably could and saw some amazing results.  Might i suggest you research wheat and gluten sensitivities?

I hope you feel better very soon... <hugs to you>



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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 3:03:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Me, too. I ignored it because My clinician didn't seem upset with My symptoms, and I spent four and a half months in the hospital. I'm still recovering from the muscle loss two years later.
GO TO AN E R that has someone on the staff that's awake. Don't settle for dismissive behaviour or snap diagnoses from an intern or resident. If they don't order and evaluste every test at their disposal, plus seeking to admit you, ask to speak with their supervisor and ask if he's board certified wheif he's in agreement with the other. lol
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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 3:19:03 PM   
RiotGirl


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Status: offline 		Eh - i'm about to eat again, cos well i'm hungry.  Otherwise its pretty managable - but since i'm about to eat, i'm gonna feel worse and whatever. 

i was earlier all over the WebMD boards and i couldnt find ANYTHING that seemed close.  i'm like fack it?  Its not heart burn, or indigestion.. There is not like REAL pain.

real pain being when i was in stocks not too long ago and the way my wrist was bending i thought it was about to snap.  Not sharp pain.. ummmm

kind of like a dull throbbing.. or like when you've eaten a really big meal and afterwords you just feel absolutetly full?  And you like rub your hand across your stomach cos it just feels better?  (something i do alot.. rub my stomach)  Oh, i get little odd pains here and there but they're gone in like minutes and could be due to gas.  God knows? 

If i dont eat - its NOT that bad, very managable that i can almost ignore.  (i dunno ask my friend who i've been complaining too).  But maybe its just been like this for the past couple of days? 

Cos i SWEAR it used to JUST be like pms bloating.  And it was like right around my supposed time of month.. right before i was expecting my period.  The normal bloating.  Except my period didnt come and its just getting worse.  And its pretty impossible to be pregnant.  So i my silly idea is that i got bloated and because i missed my period the bloating just never went anywhere.  (cos its just been getting worse)

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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 3:32:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Simple rule...if its not bad enough to go see a doctor about, it's not bad enough to complain about.

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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 3:33:32 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: RiotGirl

Eh - i'm about to eat again, cos well i'm hungry.  Otherwise its pretty managable - but since i'm about to eat, i'm gonna feel worse and whatever. 

i was earlier all over the WebMD boards and i couldnt find ANYTHING that seemed close.  i'm like fack it?  Its not heart burn, or indigestion.. There is not like REAL pain.

real pain being when i was in stocks not too long ago and the way my wrist was bending i thought it was about to snap.  Not sharp pain.. ummmm

kind of like a dull throbbing.. or like when you've eaten a really big meal and afterwords you just feel absolutetly full?  And you like rub your hand across your stomach cos it just feels better?  (something i do alot.. rub my stomach)  Oh, i get little odd pains here and there but they're gone in like minutes and could be due to gas.  God knows? 

If i dont eat - its NOT that bad, very managable that i can almost ignore.  (i dunno ask my friend who i've been complaining too).  But maybe its just been like this for the past couple of days? 

Cos i SWEAR it used to JUST be like pms bloating.  And it was like right around my supposed time of month.. right before i was expecting my period.  The normal bloating.  Except my period didnt come and its just getting worse.  And its pretty impossible to be pregnant.  So i my silly idea is that i got bloated and because i missed my period the bloating just never went anywhere.  (cos its just been getting worse)



OMG...you missed your period, too?!

Please go to your GYN, really. Tell them all of your symptoms and that you want a full panel, exam and ultrasound imaging. I wouldn't be a bit surprised to find out this is related to ovarian or uterine issues...

Be well, and please don't ignore this.

Best,

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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 3:40:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		I would strongly urge you to see your doctor. I don't want to scare you riotgirl, but a friend had similar symptoms and it turned out to be pancreatic cancer. She passed away last week, just 4 months after her diagnosis. A doctor may at least be able to alleviate your worries that it might be something serious. I hope it's nothing, and hope you feel better soon.

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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 4:10:14 PM   
RiotGirl


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Status: offline 		Darn it Proudsub i'm like not at my best and i'm SENSITIVE.  Dont scare me! 

i'm the type of person who hates to like make a deal out of something because i always get called melodramatic my whole life.  Least its what my family said.  You know once, i was sick and barely able to get out of bed and well just laying around feeling like crap.  i only went to the doctor because the night before my Dom wanted to take me to the ER. i told HIM he was being melodramatic.  But i went, and i was sure i was making something out of nothing.  I went and i ended up with pneumonia, tonsilitis and pharinjitis (sp?)  So i usually chalk everything wrong up to "nothing serious" 

but gawd dont scare the shit out of me!  I have a pap smear scheduled for the 25th which i thought was FINE - but Proud sub you just SCARED ME!

So tomorrow i have a 9 am class till 10 15 and then a class at noon that i can skip.  Which i can skip cos i'm like a month ahead of the class and i've a high A in it.  Since my doc wont definetly see me tomorrow (damn docs) and my insurance will cover it, i'll take myself over to the ER tomorrow after my first class. 

i was really hoping you all would say something beign actually.  Something like "its no big deal" or "i had that and it was no big deal and it just went away" 

damn it, now i'm scared! 

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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 5:11:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		Stress can make a woman miss her period due to a stress response in the body. This stress response increases estrogen levels which causes a missed period. Reflux causes a full , back up feeling. When I was in nurisng school my last year I didn't have a period for the whole year. Also , pregnancy can do all these things also. Go to a doctor, pronto!

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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 5:28:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		My advice is to call you family doctor and ask for an appointment within the next 7 days.  Stress your symptoms, pain and concern.  I'm not sure a gyno can adequately address this and your family doc may just be good for a look see and referral to a gastro doc, but I would certainly get it checked out and not wait any longer.

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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 5:52:43 PM   
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damn it, now i'm scared! 


Good.

I know you wanted us all to say it was nothing, however, we are not doctors and even if we all said that, we wouldn't know for sure.  You need to go to a doctor and if it is anything serious, early detection is best.  If scaring you was what made that happen, good.  I hope it is nothing serious but either way, it is better to know.  Good luck and please keep us informed.

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RE: My stomach - 10/17/2006 6:20:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Although I am far from and expert, and I think that seeing a doctor is the best advice. I had simialr symptoms after I had my daughter of uncomfy feelings in my stomach, bloating, gas, and being sick to my tummy and it turned out that I had gall stones and needed my gallbladder out. Again I am no doc, but it might be something to look into. 
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