Left sided pain with ibs and GERD?

I hope someone answers this post because I am very confused and not sure where to go from here. I started with all these digestive issues five years ago.it started with left sided pain in ribs and back with no other symptoms except bouts of loose bowels and diarrhea lasting for days. Then I began experiencing severe nausea which lasted for months and I lost 30 pounds..was thin already. Finally, got some relief after being diagnosed with slow motility and getting on liquid erythromycin fo a few months. I gained the weight back and have symptom free periods with no pain and normal bowels. I am currently on no meds but am in another flare up-last one was July 2014. I also have GERD and had my gallbladder removed in 2011( surgeon said there was nothing wrong with it-no stones nor sludge).. I usually think I have just GERD sometimes but I have symptoms more like some of you on here. I had such bad chest pains, I thought I was having a heart attack. My cardiologist did nuclear stress test, etc. and said no, he think it is digestive. Can anyone relations to these symptoms? I would love to find someone who is going through a similar situation so we can communicate on some things which might help.

In 2011. They did an endoscopy and said I had gastritis-then put me on PPIs which never helped. Also, I clear my throat all the time ( for weeks at a time). They put a tone down my nose into my throat and said my vocal cords look like I have GERD but no manometry, no impedence tests. Literally, in 2011, I went through tests for months. I thought I had pancreatic cancer it was so bad. However, now when I get this I think " do I have some type of autoimmune problem?" My whole upper body aches sometimes with this and the localized pain is under breastbone in front ( for days at a time) and under left ribs in front and back. Ct scans and MRIs showed nothing. The only abnormal tests I have had were slow gastric emptying in 2012 but still within high normal range and my HIDA scan for the gallbladder was on the cusp with and ejection fraction of 29.
What did your DH end up diagnosed with?
Thanks so much for answering me.

I'm not sure how your other doctor can think you have IBS? Some doctors try to throw that out there when they don't know what else to think--I sure hope that isn't what yours is saying?

Has Celiac been ruled out? One thing I would try is a food diary- noting sugars, gluten, dairy, etc; this may give you a reference point for your doctor. Does this pain get worse if you are lying down, standing up, bending over, walking around? etc? I think those are most likely to be the main offenders but try to only eliminate one thing at a time. Sounds like PPI's did nothing to stop the sourness or belching or feelings of fullness and most importantly, the throat clearing? Have you been tested for allergies? H-pylori or hiatal hernia? Thyroid? I am just throwing things out here, but also have they done the sed test for autoimmune?

I know it's frustrating to have gotten all that testing done and found nothing! Which is why I know digestive disorders are the worst, it's the process of elimination or you have to be lucky to have a doctor who knows something. Gateroparesis is incurable, but you are very fortunate if yours is managed.

DH currently is still in process of being diagnosed :-( GERD, LPR, Hiatal Hernia Lupus have been ruled out. He still clears his throat but no more sour stomach unless he eats too late at night and tries to sleep.

Thanks so much for the info- hope you are doing well