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lea06942
lea06942

Hi, I'm an 18 y/o girl with a fear of throwing up. Please answer quickly. Tonight I was falling asleep while laying on my stomach. A few minutes before I ate a few peanut butter pretzels. After starting to doze I got this stomach pain that kind of burned. I've been having some gas and bloating tonight too. But I got that sudden pain and immediately felt a little nauseas (might be from panicking right away). But I took my medicine for nausea and took my temp right away. My temp sas fine and normal and I want to go to sleep but just feel uncomfortable and have some reflux. Can anyone tell what this is from? Was it just laying on my stomach that way?

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  • Guest
    Guest lea06942

    Posted

    Hey sweet girl, I'm sorry you're suffering from this, but you need not worry, it's just your anxiety

    You see our brain and gut have the strongest friendship in whole body, when one of them messes up, another one also does, so maybe it's upset stomach causing anxiety or anxiety causing upset stomach

    I would suggest you to not pay attention to it as it will make things only worse and avoid sleeping on you tummy and avoid peanuts and junks as they make things worse, if you need any other help, you can always ask

    We're here to help since I'm suffering anxiety and panics since two years now

    Cheers

    • lea06942
      lea06942 Guest

      Posted

      Thank you. It's so hard to tell sometimes but ive recently started therapy and I'm hoping it will help and I will keep in mind what to avaoid

  • pauline00568
    pauline00568 lea06942

    Posted

    Hi It sounds as though you lay down too soon after eating and stomach acid tracked up your food pipe-oesophagus- and irritated it. Have u tried not eating before going to bed? Only eat 3 hours prior to going to bed. You can also sleep propped up on pillows to see if this helps. Gaviscon is good just before going to bed, just a teaspoonful is what I take at bedtime. Se if these simple measures work. If they don't please discuss with your dr. Do u smoke or drink? These can irritate the lining of the stomach.

     

    • lea06942
      lea06942 pauline00568

      Posted

      Okay okay I will definitely try that it makes sense as to why I was not feeling good. And no I used to do both but only once in a great while do I drink or smoke(marijuana). But I will avoid it thank you so much

  • Kristenswan
    Kristenswan lea06942

    Posted

    Hi,

    I think you had stomach pain because of peanuts. Peanuts make gastric in the stomach and also causes burning sensation in your stomach. It's happened to me too. That's why I am sure about this. You must go to doctor.

    • lea06942
      lea06942 Kristenswan

      Posted

      I've never had a problem with peanuts before in fact they've been a big part of my diet for as long as I can remember could it change suddenly?

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