What could this pain be?

Thanks guys for all your great replies and caring. That terrible pain is better today, and it seems as if (keeping my fingers  crossed) the D has stopped. I'm going to continue with the slippery elm powder 4 x per day, add the DGL, and speak to the GI and see what he says. It was definitely the side effects of dexilant.

BITW,

Great idea about the DGL, I had completely forgotten about it, and have started it.

I'm already doing the slippery elm powder 4 x per day.

Can't do an endoscopy, as I can't afford it.

DrSDot,

I don't think it's GERD. I use to have it, and boy was it terrible - like chlorox coming up and burning, woa! My diet is completely free of all your listed items, and I don't eat past 6pm.

But maybe it has something to do with the hiatal hernia, who knows?

Quincy, surgery? No, that's not on my radar unless it's life threatening or emergency.

Pmedic & Kazbern, yea maybe I need another PPI. Is there an old fashioned one with fewer side effects?

SOOOO, yes he said it... lol

 

InSoFla- sorry to see you are suffering with this pain- FWIW I too have had a (very small, tiny supposedly) hiatial hernia diagnosed some years back and I happen to have an on again / off again severe pain in tqhe area just below ribs in center of abdomen- had an upoer GI once that found sme erosion at duodenal bulb. I attribute this to prednisone use, and in my case the pain there, for whatever reason (nerve ganglia interactimg), triggers rectal pain and loose stool, D and urgency on the other rear end of the GI tract. I was rx'd an rx version of omneprazole and told to use omneprazole long term, but I have never found PPI's to really help, so I am skeptical to expose myself to these long term if the payoff isnt there- but lately I am suffering again (since I used pred recemtly for a flare I suspect it's a delayed reaction) and try and use omneprazole temporarily. I seem to flare when I use slippery elm, so that is out for me. Anyway, hope you get relief soon.

So, here's my update.

The GI's office called me to tell me to stop the dexilant. She told me since all other PPIs are in the same class of drugs they would all have the same side effects, so the doc wants me off dexilant and see what happens.

I asked her how long it would take for the side effects to go away, she told me probably by the end of tomorow. I can't wait for this dexilant crap to be out of my system.

Pain is better, but still very very tender.

The D is better, had one good bm, and then later it was big urgency, cramping and ALL liquid - barely made it to the toilet ;(

I am: doing slippery elm powder 4 x per day, DGL after meals, upped my L-Glutamine powder from 5g to 10 g, and I have upped my LDN from 3.375mg to 4.5mg.

 

BITW,

Before meals... I have been taking it after meals.