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Devastated, thought I'd cracked it

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jammyc1973
jammyc1973

Hi, I haven't posted for some time now. Think the last time I was waiting for an ultrasound. Well that came back all clear but was still getting the same symptoms. Burning, burping, pain under ribs and right side and also losing weight for fear of eating something that may trigger the symptoms. Thought I'd try something different and natural. I started taking strong probiotics on the morning and an aloe Vera tablet at night. Wow no heavy symptoms for four weeks apart from an occasional twinge that would last hour or so. I became a different person, happy with less anxiety eating more, exercising more and generally a nicer person to my wife and daughter. Now two days into a a terrible flare up for no reason whatsoever. Absolutely gutted. Trying to think what I ate but nothing different from the last few weeks. Fed up of going to doctors. Now I feel like I'm back to square one. Don't think this will ever go away.

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  • philippa61759
    philippa61759 jammyc1973

    Posted

    Did your doctor suggest IBS?  With IBS, symptoms come and go.  Sometimes a food doesn't affect you one week but gives you a flare up the following week.  Stress and anxiety makes it worse.  Is your pain always on the right or does it move about?  If it is IBS, the pain can move all over your stomach. Do you get constipation, nausea or loose stools?

    Go back to your doctor and ask for celiac testing, endoscopy, CT and stool tests.

    • jammyc1973
      jammyc1973 philippa61759

      Posted

      The pain seems to travel round my stomach. Just feels like a constant stab with gurgling now and again. But sometimes under the ribs in the right hand side. On Fridat it disappears but today it has come back again. Just don't understand it anymore as haven't been stressed at all due to not having any symptoms for so long. When it comes on I am just so down and low. Cannot cope with this for rest of my life.
  • thi20955
    thi20955 jammyc1973

    Posted

    Do you diet after finishing antibiotic? Did you drink cafeinn or alcohol? eating fried food? drinking fizzy drink? If not then try to diet and see what happen, good luck
    • jammyc1973
      jammyc1973 thi20955

      Posted

      Just wouldn't know where to start with diet. I don't drink fizzy drinks and probably have 2-3 alcoholic drinks just at the weekend. As I said no certain food or drink set it off. It's just random.
    • Tydril90
      Tydril90 jammyc1973

      Posted

      Did u go out for a meal or buy something the same but a different brand? Some times different brands contain ingredients that are not in others. Don't worry it will pass the more you worry the worse it will be.

      Good luck

    • thi20955
      thi20955 jammyc1973

      Posted

      You should avoid alcohol totally in a month and see how it goes. Good luck
  • carlaburgos
    carlaburgos jammyc1973

    Posted

    I have this symptoms, which I believe come from anxiety. Because I started to feel this weird pain under my ribs. I started to have costipation also, the pain comes and goes is not there at all times.
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