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Questions for Hernia sufferers

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falkor
falkor

1) Do most foods cause you severe stomach pain, except, say, cabbage and watermelon? Why would certain alkaline foods be a problem for Hernia sufferers?

2) Did you ever suffer from ectopic beats or diaphragm contractions?

3) Did your earliest symptoms include pain/cramp behind the left ribs perhaps when laughing?

4) Do you get a Chronic cough?

Any help would be much appreciated!

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  • Cheze22
    Cheze22 falkor

    Posted

    Hi Falkor, all foods would aggravate if your having a flare up, although alkaline foods should be fine, suggest eat slowly and chew food well.

    ealy symptoms did include pain cramp behing ribs. All symptoms can settle down however. The correct meds will help stomach to settle down.

    regards 

    • thomas26384
      thomas26384 Cheze22

      Posted

      I had a scope run down my throat cause of weight lost of 30pds with not trying-severe stomach pain an they found nothing-but when I eat I feel sick an at 6ft4 and was 228 now 197 any dairy foods will make me feel sick an I eat one sandwich I am full,so now they will check my pancreis
  • al63292
    al63292 falkor

    Posted

    No food issues at all

    yes and yes

    yes rib pain and in fact broke 3 libs coughing

    productive chronic cough but lungs clear on X-rays 

     

  • lesley118
    lesley118 falkor

    Posted

    Yes most foods cause me pain. Constant pain under my right rib, moves all across my diaphragm. Acid reflux, I have no Dairy anymore, if I eat any fatty foods it kills all day and eve! Lots of cramps especially putting socks on!! Excessive bloating and no meds work for me!!!!
    • gallee
      gallee lesley118

      Posted

       I found that meds only make it worse. What does work is digestive enzymes with betaine hcl. Poorly digested food produces gas in the stomach and intestines. The bloating causes the acid reflux and abdominal pain. I found that the first food and drink in the morning I take one enzyme and then two with lunch and evening meal. Plus I can eat anything providing I use the enzymes.
    • lesley118
      lesley118 gallee

      Posted

      I'm so desperate for something to work!, meds make me worse and I only believe in natural medicine, could you tell me what to buy please? Thanks :-)
    • gallee
      gallee lesley118

      Posted

      Don't know if this info is allowed on this forum. Holland & Barrett "Ultra women enzyme complex". 
    • lesley118
      lesley118 thomas26384

      Posted

      I have some, only been taking it 3 days so not noticed any difference as yet! I've spent so much money trying to find something that works :-(
    • thomas26384
      thomas26384 lesley118

      Posted

      Lesley my stomach was killing me an like you i was trying everything-I was watching a program online about stomach pain and the guy said if your Stomach Acid is low it will cause alot of pain and he said to drink lemon juice to up your stomach acid-I bought some lemons and put a slice in water after 3months and losing 30pds my stomach pain almost completly stopped-now I just put a slice of lemon in my water all day-Better then anything I tired and what the gy said made since
    • thomas26384
      thomas26384 gallee

      Posted

      try putting a slice of lemon in your water see how that helps ya
    • lesley118
      lesley118 thomas26384

      Posted

      But my acid levels from my ph study test was really high, 33.5 instead of 12.5!, but if i take the antacid pills they gave me it was hell, like someone had stabbed me in the ribs!!. The doctors are not interested and ive hit a dead end!!
    • thomas26384
      thomas26384 lesley118

      Posted

      What type pill you take-if its not Zantac or Nexium or prosilec then I wouldn't be taking any other-I found buying Zantac over the counter is better then half the pills they give to people-One teaspoon baking soda in a full glass of water helps clean your entire stystem out
    • lesley118
      lesley118 thomas26384

      Posted

      I don't take anything except gaviscon and aloe Vera. I have got nexim bit they don't work, nothing takes the pain away! But I will try the baking soda!!!, always bloated, :-(
    • thomas26384
      thomas26384 lesley118

      Posted

      yes try baking soda to cleanse your system an you should get you some zantac an take one in the morning an one in the afternoon and see if it works for you,I think you will feel better and get some lemons and put a peice in eacg glass of water you Drink-
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