Constant Nausea and Vomiting for 2 years now. Doctors are no help.

teswanson andrew37546 · 2016-01-20T02:27+00:00

Have you been tested for H.Pylori?

MrPenguin andrew37546 · 2016-01-20T03:07+00:00

Inflammation of your esophogus is hardly surprising given how often you're being sick.. That stomach acid constantly burning and irritating it but at the same time inflamation could be the reason you are being sick in the 1st place.

This seems like gastroenteritis of which the cause is usually viral or bacterial. This doesn't usually drag on for 2 years though...

When I became ill I didn't know what to do, I just wanted somebody to do something. I was grasping at straws. I even went to a STD clinic because I needed to rule every possible thing out even though I had never done anything risky. That was all clear and it was in a way good to rule that out to put my mind at ease.

Have you been on steroids yet? Prednisolone? It' really powerful stuff. That would get your inflamation under control and stop you being sick so you can at least get your strength together in order to fight back.

andrew37546 · 2016-01-20T06:07+00:00

I miss eating food so much it hurts. I used to be able to eat whatever I want. Now I can't even eat a potatoe without getting sick. This is truley pathetic. I am sick of this. I am 21 years old and this should not be something I should have to deal with.

aveline andrew37546 · 2016-01-20T14:02+00:00

This seems like something obvious to rule out, but you didn't mention it so I have to ask...were you tested for Coeliac Disease? And, have you been tested for malabsorption, especially vitamin B12 (but also vit D and iron)?

Reglan can cause nausea and vomiting, so I can see that if those were your side effects, it wouldn't help. At all.

Hugs to you! You're young and should be healthy...not chronically sick like this. I hope you get a good answer about prednisone - GL at your appointment!

lilian05079 andrew37546 · 2016-01-20T19:08+00:00

Hi andrew

I do feel for you being so young..you do not mention if you have had a CT Scan to get a thorough picture of your gastro-intestinal area? Or been tested for hiatus hernia. A friend of mine had an inflamed eosophogus which was caused by a hiatus hernia...just a few suggestions you might want to put to your doc.... best wishes for a speedy diagnosis....x

lynne69494 andrew37546 · 2016-01-21T00:12+00:00

l had nausea for 9months, daily and worse with movement, lost appetite, lived off tea and oat biscuits, tried chemist stuff and giner, scope diagnosed bit of inflammation, given omprazole 20mg daily, also stopped lactose, milk, eggs, cheese, nothing greasy or spicy, just plain pots veg rce pasta fish, spring water, it did settle in 90percent, still a bit.

Sounds like the pizza set off serious inflammation, which might have affected gall bladder at time, leaving you with the problems your having.

Would be worth being tested or trying elimination gluten, lactose, and stick with spring water, plain food, rice, pasta, veg, fish, no fat at all. just to see if anything dietry helps. Dr,s in uk dont give out predislone easily, l had 9months of nausea misery, lost 2 stone through not eating, got run down, mild moderate activiety made it worse, trying to do household jobs a nightmare, 5min at a time, sit till settled, shopping big problem, l couldnt believe gps casual response, l think it was only the weight loss that caused any concern, As a younger person l can imagine how bad you must be down, its a horrible feelilng and very restrictive. If your gp will give you predislone they do build the body up, and can be a lifesaver for some, though ideally the cause of symptoms needed, but many same on mbs, looking for cause of symptoms a long time. l guess youve seen gp by now, hope youve got help, keep strong, it can come to an end, Best wishes

julie23473 andrew37546 · 2016-01-21T14:28+00:00

Have you been tested for a parasite by chance? Do you drink water from a well or eat sushi? Especially back before all this started? Sometimes parasites arent found right away so retesting could be beneficial.

d48673 andrew37546 · 2016-01-22T06:33+00:00

I would suggest you ask your doctor to change your meds from omeprazole to Lansoprazole. My symptoms started out like yours only I was lucky enough not to vomit but the nausea is absolutely crippling. Like you I often feel sick even when just drinking water. Avoid fatty foods as much as you can. It's even worse if you eat fatty foods together with alcohol. At my worst I used to make myself vomit to relieve the nausea and it worked but since I take lansoprazole I haven't had to do that. I only take it when I start feeling nauseous, which is usually about 3-4 hours after eating fatty foods in the evenings. Thats the great thing about these drugs you can take them on a 'need-to' basis. It is really difficult to be truly fat free as soooo many foods contain fat. However I feel symptom free when I eat raw veg and fruit and you might want to try that until your stomach calms down and doesn't produce too much acid after eating foods. But you cannot live off lettuce leaves alone so one way that helps me is to try and eat large portions of salad without any oily dressings and maybe one or two slices of pizza or other foods. And to eat the salad on my empty stomach before I start on the pizza. It seems to help me keeping the nausea at bay. Good luck

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