Symptoms really getting me down

ate your stools yellow ?

do you get knumb hands at night ?

Hi Kate:

I am going to stick to the basics. High nutrition, hydration, Organic foods. I believe that most digestive issues will be helped by these basics. The human body wants to heal but it needs the proper tools, every day. Many organs can cause pain. I recommend this:

1. 1st thing in the morning drink 12 oz of warmed water with 1 capful of Miralax. It also comes in generic brands. It will help everything move through a little faster and smoother.
2. Make an Organic vegetable and fruit smoothie in a high speed blender. Drink 12oz and then save the rest . Drink 8oz three more times a day.
3. Before dinner eat a large Organic salad .
4. Incline the head of your bed 8 inches.
5. Drink 10oz of pure water 4 times a day.

   If your pain subsides then you will have discovered the problem.

   Keep us posted. John

My first thought was gallbladder but that's usually the upper RIGHT side.

If you are constipated at all, that can be causing pain. Try Miralax mixed with Metamucil. The combination works miracles for me.

Also, I have found that taking my other prescriptions earlier in the evening practically eliminates nighttime GERD problems.

Sounds like espphageal spasm with underlying GERD to me. There is also a likelihood that your blood pressure and heart rate would be very unstable while the episodes last. Indeed many doctors tend to think it is cardiac for real, especially in the light of the pains radiating from the thoracic region to other areas in the body. The pain could be mild. It could also be like gunshot. There is some dizziness and lethargy to the bargain.

The tendency is to ignore these symptoms if they occur once in a long while. But the frequency and consistency of what you described make it a case for medical intervention.

The walls of the esophagus are irritated by stomach acid and some other stimulants like alcohol and spices. The walls then start to contract abnormally. The other organs around the esophagus are affected either through sympathetic activity or the sheer force of the contraction.

Anti depressants like amytripline and sidelnafi do help. But please, get a prescription as these drugs are prescription stuff. You may discuss these details with your doctor as they often find these symptoms confusing.

Only problem is you will need to monitor your heart regularly. These drugs tend to lower heart rate rather steeply.

Good luck.

If your doctor has not identified the problem and you have health insurance I would wait until after normal doctor hours and go to the nearest hospital ER. Tell them about the heart issues first and the pain second. This could be very serious.