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Posted 5/7/2017 11:15 PM (GMT 0)
Yesterday and today my stomach has gotten increasingly more painful. It doesn't really feel better after a BM. I'm super bloated. When I eat, I feel a little bit better for about half an hour and then it starts REALLY hurting. I can't even tolerate wearing super loose leggings because the pressure just hurts. It's above my belly button and goes across all the way.

I tried googling, but keep getting "gastritis" which is the most generic thing ever. I'm moving from Denver to Houston in less than two weeks, I do NOT have time for this. mad
Posted 5/7/2017 11:37 PM (GMT 0)
Gastritis was the first thing that came to mind for me - getting food in the stomach often makes it better than having an empty stomach. Then as the food leaves it starts to hurt again. It can be a burning pain but isn't always so.

Of course it could also be pain from intestinal cramping that starts when food starts leaving the stomach, which often happens about 30 minutes after you eat (ie it stays in the stomach 30 minutes before contractions start pushing the food into the small intestine).

Try an H2-blocker antacid like pepcid or zantac or tagamet. They're quick acting. Take as directed for a couple of days and see if it does any good. If it's gastritis or gastric ulcer related, you should get some symptom relief and that will be a clue. If it's not gastritis or gastric ulcer related, but instead intestinal related pain, they won't help much and at least you'll have a better idea.
Posted 5/7/2017 11:42 PM (GMT 0)
Good idea, I will do that! Thank you!
Posted 5/7/2017 11:56 PM (GMT 0)
Question: shouldn't my PPI prevent this?
Posted 5/8/2017 4:19 PM (GMT 0)
Which PPI are you on? If you are taking something weaker like omeprazole or Protonix, maybe not. If you are taking something strong like Dexilant, yeah I would think it would prevent gastritis.

If you tolerate dairy, sipping milk can help ease the pain in the short-term. Gastritis is one of the most awful things in the moment, but usually doesn't last long.
Posted 5/8/2017 5:42 PM (GMT 0)
For me, I sometimes feel a lot better after eating, simply because the food would push and move the gas around. I have strictures in my small intestines, and I can have "gas pains" if gas is NOT moving. After I eat, I can feel gas moving and pain easing.

To see if it is gas pain or something else, try to lie down on your sofa (or bed) in different positions (left, right, etc.). If the pain relieves with different lying postures, then it could be "gas pain".
Posted 5/8/2017 6:48 PM (GMT 0)
I'm on 60 mg of Dexilant. After taking 150 mg of Zantac, my pain hit an 8, so I called the on-call GI to see if I could take more Zantac. He had me go to the ER to make sure it wasn't pancreatitis (which it wasn't). Also, I ate some pasta for dinner, and eating/drinking didn't help at all anymore. So they're pretty certain it's not gastritis since I'm on a high dose of Dexilant. It definitely wasn't gas pains, I'm very familiar with those. And the pain was much worse laying down, no matter what position. It's been very mild today, so we're just going to keep an eye on it.
Posted 5/8/2017 8:15 PM (GMT 0)
Hi
Rocky man here, I have not been on for nearly six months, mainly because I have been working hard trying to play catch up with my job, I even got a promotion. I see you are still suffering which I kind of hoped had eased for you, it makes my problems seem little.
I am over a year post op from the Fistulotomy but still get flare ups when I find it painful to sit , at the moment my doctor says I have a fungal infection around my bottom which worries me, he diagnosed the same thing three years ago and it turned out to be an abscess and then the Fistula. My symptoms are a red rash and find it painful to sit plus my toilet habits are all over the place with lots of gas and more frequent visits, it could be a fungal infection but I just don't know.
Do you know of any good cures for a fungal infections, the cream he has prescribed does not seem to be working.
I have to still see my consultant at the hospital for follow ups and my next one is in June, I hope this has cleared by then.
Good luck with your issues, I have been wondering how things are for you for a long time, glad I finally got to get back to you.
Posted 5/8/2017 9:32 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Rockyman! You might want to start your own thread with your question since yours isn't really related to mine, so people who relate to yours might not see it under my thread's title. I don't have any advice or insight for you on the infection, I'm sorry.

Congrats on your promotion! smile
Posted 5/9/2017 6:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hi
Yeah think that could be a good idea, I think I am just panicked by the thought of the clock turning back, if you know what I mean. Any pain down below will worry me to the end of my days. I just have to keep on believing in myself and have faith.
Posted 5/9/2017 11:46 PM (GMT 0)
I totally get it. I panic over any new pain, period! It was telling my husband that just like being a parent or teaching, it's a constant weight on me. My brain is subconsciously analyzing my body non-stop. Especially since I've HAD the worst-case scenario and ignored it many times. :/ I have to remind myself that faith isn't believing that it will all turn out with problems. Instead, faith is believing that no matter what trial God sends my way, it's something He is doing out of love to help me grow and be a better person and turn to Him. It's trusting that He loves me, no matter how hard it gets. That change in mindset of what faith is took me a while, but it's why the quote in my signature is my favorite. I want to have that attitude all of the time.
Posted 5/10/2017 2:55 AM (GMT 0)
Sci-fi,
M

Just a thought....Do they think it could be narrowing?

I had that feeling at the beginning of my stricture and it steadily got worse. (Unfortunately I have been getting the same feeling again and of course it is wigging me out. )

Clo
Posted 5/10/2017 3:45 PM (GMT 0)
@clo, that's a really good question. I was thinking the same thing, since it feels a little like my gastroparesis pain but not quite the same. They didn't want to do a scan at the time since I've had so many. It happened again the next day, but the pain only hit a 6, so I just pushed through it. It's been off and on mildly since then. I talked to my GI's office, but since I'm moving to a new state next week, there's not really time to schedule a scan or scope or anything and get it done before the move. I have an appointment with the new GI a few days after I move there, so I will talk to him then. Fingers crossed he's a good GI. I hate finding new doctors.
Posted 5/11/2017 4:01 AM (GMT 0)
Sci IF,

I too hope that it clears on its own and that your new doctor is a good one.

Does MD Anderson have a GI department. ....but maybe that is too far away????

Crossed my fingers and toes

Clo
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