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Posted 11/8/2013 1:37 AM (GMT 0)
Man. If I had known that this diagnosis was going to come with so much vomiting, I would....well, nothing. I can't do anything about it.

What is with all the stomach issues? My stomach used to be a TANK! I could eat anything. I didn't even get sick when I was hungover in college. And today? Today I had chicken tortilla soup (no tortillas) and spent most of the afternoon in my work bathroom dodging stallers so that I could puke in peace. Now that I am home, sitting on my couch, defiantly sipping iced water to cool down my BLEEDING throat, I just want to take Fibro and shove it in a deep and muddy embankment somewhere remote.

Just needed to vent. And I am hungry, darnit! But I am too scared to eat!!
Posted 11/8/2013 1:59 AM (GMT 0)
You should see a gastroenterologist to find out what is going on with you. This is not a symptom of fibro. I never vomit and you are the first one to mention this and implied you vomit frequently. I really think something else is going on...especially with projectile vomiting.

Remember, not everything is caused by fibromyalgia. Fibro is an illness of the muscles tendons, and ligaments with cognitive memory problems and fatigue. IBS can co-exist with fibro but you usually don't have vomiting with that either.

Sherrine
Posted 11/8/2013 2:33 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks Sherrine. :)

But alas, it is a fibro related symptom. It comes from newfound food sensitivities, migraines, too much pain, and sometimes from too much stress. My body needed an outlet and it has chosen vomiting. But I will ring it up with the rheumy and see what he says. Although, he shares many of the same sensitivity issues (he has fibro too) so it may be moot. /-:
Posted 11/8/2013 4:25 AM (GMT 0)
Anna,

My husband started to have attacks of projectile vomiting a few years ago. It would usually happen when he'd eaten a lot, but not always. It was A PAIN! He's be really sick for a couple of days with it, couldn't even move out of his chair without vomiting again.

He went to a gastroenterologist who diagnosed him with GERD and had him do an endoscopy and colonoscopy. Unfortunately, he turns out to have Barrett's Esophagus (precancerous cells in the lining of the esophagus) but thankfully, since he started 2 medications for it, he doesn't have those episodes anymore. Knock on wood...

I really hope you get it figured out and under control! I agree with Sherrine - a gastro doc probably is the one to see for this.

Debbie
Posted 11/8/2013 7:20 AM (GMT 0)
Hope you feel better soon
And get medical help / diagnosis

I attribute some muscle spasms in my throat to fibro or myofascial pain, lack of appetite to meds, but projectile vomiting I think, requires medical dx

Let us know..
Posted 11/8/2013 1:57 PM (GMT 0)
I agree with Sherrine. Vomiting is not fibro--it is gastro. When I was vomiting regularly a year ago, it was a worsening of my IBDs.

The worst day was vomiting during teaching a class. I had a bottle of ensure for breakfast and some weak coffee. I took a sip of cold coffee during my second class.
Posted 11/8/2013 8:44 PM (GMT 0)
A good gastro doctor will elicit the problem and hopefully you find relief soon!
Hugs
Posted 11/8/2013 8:53 PM (GMT 0)
So I was up until 12 last night nauseous. I think this one may have been a bug. I continued to vomit into the evening and a couple hours later my stomach was filled with acid again, totally abnormal. I can hold food down this afternoon (mmm enchiladas), but still feel pretty weak and 'stupid'.

Thank you all for the kind advice. I probably should get it checked out, especially since its almost a new year (new deductibles), but I am so so so tired of doctors appts. Mama is burned out. Next time I throw up for no apparent reason, I promise I will greatly consider it.
Posted 11/8/2013 9:09 PM (GMT 0)
If you still find it a problem in a week, make the appointment. I know it gets old with docs poking and prodding, but vomiting can have many root causes and needs to be addressed.
Posted 11/8/2013 9:11 PM (GMT 0)
I sure hope you do see a doctor. You can be scarring your esophagus from the stomach acid that is coming up with the vomit. I have scarring in my esophagus and now take medication and avoid foods that cause acid reflux. If I were to continue ignoring the problem, I could have great difficulty swallowing some day.

Feel better.

Sherrine
Posted 11/8/2013 9:52 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks :)

It sad but I am getting really really good and throwing up and carrying on with the day -- I can compartmentalize it. I think it's because it normally has no other symptoms. If I was always achy/feverish, sure, but since its just a quick trip the bathroom, I guess I am just not inconvenienced enough. Well, except for the last 24 hour, LOL!

I have only had heart burn a few times in my life (less than a handful, surely), so I guess I am not identifying with the GERD symptoms. And I don't normally have IBS symptoms either. They are related more to eating something tricky or medication induced. Do those of you with GERD just have nausea or should I be on the look out for other telling symptoms?
Posted 11/11/2013 1:04 AM (GMT 0)
Hey man, no spammin' my posts, yo!
Posted 11/11/2013 1:45 AM (GMT 0)
I just banned them, Anna.

Sherrine
Posted 11/11/2013 2:54 AM (GMT 0)
Haha thanks Sherrine. :)
Posted 11/11/2013 5:43 AM (GMT 0)
Anna have you been over to the gerd forum? They are very knowledgable about gerd over there. I had the gerd surgery several years ago, no trouble since.
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