nausea and heartburn, ALL THE TIME! help!! what is this?

these have never really been symptoms ive experienced with the lyme or during treatment but for the past two weeks i have had nausea and burning in my chest and back all the time! i also have a full feeling in my stomach and more mucus in my throat and slight swallowing differences. ive even had dizziness and lightheadedness that was never previously an issue.

and this all began while not on antibiotics! ive taken off since feb 5 to be on purely nystatin, diflucan (once a week) and supplements to rid my yeast problem. has anyone had similar experiences? what could be the cause of these symptoms? the yeast problem? even though ive been treating it so long? or yeast die off? a reaction to the antifungal meds? lyme? i looked online and im wondering if i could have gotten esophagitis or something similar which is affecting my GI tract and esophagas?
im so confused!! and im supposed to begin 2 antibiotics on thursday, but i cant imagine beginning that with how i feel now!!
any one else have similar experiences? constant nausea and heartburn are not fun!!

ive been taking floragen capsules daily and doing kefir and good yogurt with high acidophilus from the co-op! so ive been doing probiotics daily, though im not sure if the floragen capsules have a high enough content of the probiotics? also i have been drinking kombucha for detox (and there is one called gingerade which has been a little helpful) and detox teas. but none of this seems to be doing the trick!!

my diet is ok- ive been switching to gluten free slowly, so im still eating some processed foods like gluten free pasta and breads but in general my diet has been healthy. ive been trying to figure out if it is a food im eating, but the burning sensation and throat symptoms are so frequent that it doesnt even seem to be right after i eat, sometimes like 2-3 hours after eating are my worst symptoms.

border, is your heartburn directly after you eat foods that you are sensitive to, or do you experience it at irregular and frequent times as well?

Hi Teeners,

I also feel your pain. I have been having issues since having been on Flaygl for 17 days in early January. I believe that it has caused an imbalance in my gut flora or I have a yeast issue going on...not quite sure. I've been on ABX for over a year now.

I began taking OTC Prilosec a few weeks ago and it seems to be helping. Maybe you could try this for a 14 -day course and see if this helps. Also, I am throwing heavy duty probiotics into the mix usually mid day, away from my ABX that I'm still taking. I would stay away from yogurt right now because that will only make your mucus issue worse. Try to do the refrigerated probiotics. This is just my opinion.

I am also having a lot of sinus issues for some reason now, so every morning I am doing a nasal rinse with my nettie pot and that seems to be helping a little too. Also, stay away from any foods that you think could be causing you allergies. For me right now, it's eggs. Very weird since I've been eating eggs all my life, but for some reason they really cause a flair in my sinuses right now.

Heartburn/Acid reflux are no fun. I personally for me, think it's one of the worst things to have. I would rather deal with the lyme symptoms than have acid reflux...

Maybe your esophogus is irritated. Try the prilosec for a few days and see if it helps at all. If it does, than perhaps just a short stint on the PPI will help you to heal and than you can go off of them.

Here's to hoping that we both get better from this...and quick!!!

Also...HOW DO you know that you have a yeast issue? I don't know if I do or not....

Well it's good to hear you've finally got some answers!

I'm still not sure if I've been having heartburn or what - but if it is heartburn, it's gotten worse definitely after eating, but it also hits out of nowhere - maybe when stomach acid is churning or something?

still nauseous!! and craving cheeseburgers, french fries and ice cream lol this candida diet sucks! but one question i wanted to throw out there- can candida die off symptoms last for weeks? because ive had this nausea for well... going on 2 weeks, yet i thought die off was similar to herxes, where symptoms last for a few days to a week? have any of you experienced die off symptoms for a long time? im still only on the 2 antifungals, add in some antibiotics tomorrow

now im starting to wonder if instead of heartburn, im having indigestion? my burning isnt high up in the chest and neck- mine is in the lower chest, abdomen and back- so maybe it's not heartburn? i still have the burning discomfort there but a little less frequent than before. unsure of why though!

GI issues were the first set of problems I ever had - and they're still the most confusing!

Have you discussed this with your LLMD? That's probably the best place to start - see if maybe he/she can prescribe some tests. If not, it may help to see a gastroenterologist. I've gotten endoscopies pretty routinely throughout my life (usually for very specific problems but they always end up finding something else in there!). The last time I went to the gastro for the kind of symptoms you're experiencing it turned out to be an ulcer and some gastritis - the only thing they "prescribed" was OTC prilosec (probably a good place to start, anyway), and a blander diet (less fat, grease, etc.).

It's a little more expensive but there are stool tests that will test for everything - candida, parasites, bacteria, etc. That might help you to get to the root of your symptoms.

Keep us posted - I hope you start to get some relief soon!