Reflux/ulcer with IBS
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Hi All, new here. Sorry this is going to be long.
I've been on treatment since April for reflux. I was having various pains in various places, nausea and coughing. Ultrasound abdomen and kidneys, as well as bloods were clear. So they were happy with the reflux diagnosis. I had started Omeprazole but seen no improvement, so swapped to Lansoprazole. But had to stop that for 2 weeks for a Helicobacter Pylori test, so was back to being untreated.
Restarted the Lansoprazole 26/5/22, so have been on it for 28 days now. But I am still having symptoms. One doctor said about a possible ulcer, but PPI treatment would cover that, so we agreed to continue for the moment, rather than an endoscopy.
If it's an ulcer, it can take 2 months for a PPI to help. Is it usual to still have symptoms throughout? Every morning I am hot but no temp, nauseous and coughing, sometimes I retch as well. That's the reflux or ulcer. Luckily the pains have all gone, although if I press on my lower sternum/epigastric area it is tender, also aware of this area if I lay on my back. I am also having wind and stomach ache every morning which is the IBS, it would be nice to get on top of that too!
Has anyone experienced anything even a little similar? Thank you.
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