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Posted 11/2/2004 3:28 AM (GMT 0)
hi, i'm from malaysia, i read most of all ya discussion here, but i wish any1 can help me with this, just for the pass few weeks, my stomach full of gas and hardly digest, even tho i like pizza, but no matter how many pieces u giv me i just can eat a bit ( example), then i go to see this specialist doc, he do a scope and ultrasound on me, seems like all is ok, he take a sample of my cell and it turn out to b ok too. he giv me this drug call Motilium for a week, after consume it , i felt much better and i can at last go back to my normal eating habit , but i scare i got gerd so i avoid eating certain food as u guys mentioned. i found out that my urine is yellowish , is this due to the drug? and sometimes i can feel like something stuck on my throat, but if i dun remember it , after an hour or so i will dissapear, am i starting to b crazy? i went to see the doc again cos i got mucus on my throat , he giv me some antibiotic and tell me i am ok dun worry, the more u worry the more sick u will b, i heard from somebody saying that if we always remember something it will become real, and some sickness is create by our mind, is this correct? i dunno y after i do the scope i feel much better. i've try Nexium b4 i go to see this specialist doc. it doesn't work on me. sometimes i can feel my heart beat a bit faster and my left hand cramp when at nite i was asleep, is this due to the drug (motilium)? and when i walk too fast i can feel itchy pain in the middle of my stomach . is this due to the gas that in my stomach and now since i more better my stomach is trying to back to normal? my hand is cold, the doc know it he oso say is ok u worry too much. what should i do now? he say u r ok u can eat anythign u like but avoid spicy food, that's all , who should i refer to? FYI : i've see anything doc b4 he oso say my stomach full of gas, but where did the gas coming from?

hope u can help me

Posted 11/6/2004 6:47 AM (GMT 0)
Motilium helps only for motility. Have you had your stool checked for amebiasis? If you have loose tools but not diarrhea may be that is the case. Anyway You should go back to your doctor and check more throughly before starting to treat.
Posted 11/6/2004 7:14 AM (GMT 0)
hi,
thank for reply me , but i really dont know what i should do now. some fren intro me some nutrition to eat. since medication didnt do the job. any suggestion?
Posted 11/6/2004 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
Hi
Medicines do not work until the problem is pinpointed. Shooting in the dark does not hit the enemy. First accurately determine the problem and then start your treatment. It will reduce your disappointments and suffering. Only in case of IBS, diets do really work. Some problems are at best held in remission by western medicine. But before anything else moderation in everything, including food, is a must to good GI health.
Posted 11/7/2004 4:10 AM (GMT 0)
hello there,
erm.. the doc say i am ok , even do an endoscopy on me and my ultrasound seems ok. then what else can i do? he say i worry too much only. i had a sleepness nite lately will wake up around 5am then hard to go back to sleep. i dunno what had happened to me. i really wan this to stop. i got no energy to go on. i feel lazy sometimes to do my job. i use to b a hardworking guy. :) i got sour taste on my tonque. this due to acid reflux? ? ? and mucus
on my throat that annoying me. i need help
Posted 11/11/2004 6:28 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Winston

See a few things.

1) Go to and get simple Calcium based Antacids and try it out for a week. Not longer since you may end up with Kidney stone problems, if you take it for long. If it improves your condition then you may have Acidity problem. But my guess is that any good doctor should have been able to find out that.

2) Try Moderate food habbit and finish your dinner atleast 3 hrs before dinner. Also write down all the things you had for dinner

3) Go for an hour long stroll after dinner with enough cloaths on the tummy to keep it warm. I know Malaysia is warm even at night but still stomach should not be exposed to night air.

4) Sleep on an inclined (head end up) bed with portion above stomach at a higher elivation.

5) Believe firmly that Sky will not fall down by next morning or atleast the clouds can not hurt you, even if the sky came down.

6) Think of something pleasant before going to bed and avoid working after dinner.

7) Try all of the above for one week continuously for atleast one week  and observe any pattern of problems. You know your body best.

Good luck.

Posted 11/11/2004 2:10 PM (GMT 0)
hello there,
i will try it out, but now i oledi elevate the bed so that my head is above my feet. i oledi cut off my habit of eating spicy and fried food. i just eat steam fish and vegetables.
any idea of my urine is in yellowish? is it i drink too few water? it has been few weeks. and sometimes i feel my body abit heated up. i got enough problem pls dun tell me that a new 1.
Posted 11/22/2004 5:38 PM (GMT 0)

Hi Winston

How have you been doing. Hope you have got better, in either case take care and good luck. Relax and enjoy life a day at a time. Have good faith in doctors, there are many good ones out there. - Neds

Posted 11/23/2004 12:49 AM (GMT 0)

hello there,

                 thanks for ur support , i will try my best to overcome this. by the way , about my urine do u think if i drink more water it will clear up?

Posted 11/23/2004 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
A month ago I stumbled on a book on vegetables. In one of the chapters I read about sour kraut ( fermented cabbage ) and its beneficial effects on intestines. I ate one 1liter jar of it per day before meals for 10 days. I don't want to say that this therapy made away with my problems completely but one thing is sure: I don't have burning throat and bloating, belching and burning in my stomach subsided considerably. Make your sour kraut yourself from organic cabbages in the following way: 1. chop your cabbages 2. put the mass you obtain in a large enameled container in a few layers adding some salt to each layer and pressing until the chunks of cabbage give out juice (you should use 1/10 kg of salt for a 12 liter container). 3. Put some wooden plate and weight on top so the stuff stays compressed. 4. Cover with some mesh made of cotton and leave to ferment for about 2 weeks in a worm ( 10-18 degrees Celsius) place where the stink of gases won't bother you. After 2 weeks your sour kraut is ready. Take off the mould that often occurs on the surface. Don't get rid of the juice. Drink it with your sour kraut. This recipe worked for me. There is another one on http://www.happyherbalist.com/sour_kaut.htm. If you live in Chicago go to a Polish deli and ask them about sour kraut made with traditional methods. They should have it in barrels with a lot of juice. I don't know what is the value of sour kraut available in food chainstores ( I did't go for it because of additives used in mass produced food) After drinking the juice or eating a lot of sour kraut don't go away from home as it is almost sure you'll get short lasting diarrhea (start the teraphy on the weekend). Try this therapy. You've got nothing to loose. Give up foods containing sugar especially chocolate, fatty foods, coffee, cola.Good luck.
Posted 11/23/2004 8:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hi winston
Many medicines that you take can make your urine yellowish. First of all if the water content is low due to low intake, esp in a hot climate like Malaysia can cause the Urine to be yellowish. So first thing is to make sure that You drink tons and tons of water. Also if you are getting too worried about yellowish color, why not get it analyzed at a lab?
Also I can suggest one more remedy. There is an Ayurvedic mix called "Triphala" which is the dried powder of three fruits/berries-Terminalia Chebula, Emblica Officinalis, Terminalia Belerica. Triphala is commonly available as a finely sieved powder (from every conceivable Ayurvedic supplier, I believe there are many in Malaysia), take 12 gms of it and add to 800 ml of boiling water and switch off the flame immediately. Let it cool by itself. Consume it over the day. Make sure to drink it not immediately before or after other medicines or supplements to avoid any interactions. Continue it for 3 Weeks and see if it remedies your worry. You might experience slight ease of motion but not diarrhea.
Posted 11/24/2004 12:58 AM (GMT 0)
neds ,
i admit i drink not more than 8 glass of water per day cos i am working adult i not suitlable to going around looking for toilet. my doc oso advice me to drink more water. so i think its not others problem rite ned since i dun sence any problem on my body part.
Posted 11/24/2004 12:58 AM (GMT 0)
neds ,
i admit i drink not more than 8 glass of water per day cos i am working adult i not suitlable to going around looking for toilet. my doc oso advice me to drink more water. so i think its not others problem rite ned since i dun sence any problem on my body part. one more things is i'm taking those nutrition supplement that contain alot of vitamis, etc. thats the problem too?
Posted 11/24/2004 9:37 PM (GMT 0)

Hi Winston

Why don`t you carry a big PET filled with water when you go out for work. Also it is difficult to say the exact cause of yellow urine, since many things can cause it. But you can make educated guess by eliminating one suspect at a time by trying to see if avoidance of the vitamin supplement for two days changes the urine color. Also note that NEVER NEVER take high doses of single vitamin in one shot. Excessively large doses of vitamins WILL HARM YOUR BODY than helping it. Even the vitamins needed should be taken in three or four doses spread over the day, even if it means SPLITTING YOUR VITAMIN PILL IN TO 4 PIECES. Forget vitamin pills, if you are eating well & balanced.

By the way there are also a number of diseases like STD, Kidney diseases or diabetes all can cause Yellow urine. But first think of the simple causes that could be. Also try-out the Triphala tea to help your kidney a little. Always remember nobody sitting far away can replace your good doctor next door.

Good luck, relax and take care.  

Posted 11/24/2004 10:36 PM (GMT 0)
hi there ,
avoid of vitamin? erm...but the women who intro me to this ask me to drink more as the supplement is life sel. i not so sure bout that. mayb i can try a day or 2. but recently i feel my throat and nose got mucus and sometimes feel something stuck there. is this acid reflux? i'm wondering wether or not go see doc. if i go then i go which 1? throat,mouth and ear doc or the one who handling all this problem, eg : any specialist cos here very hard to find any gastroenter....i saw 1 clinic it said specialist clinic. will he able to diagnos? and my mood is up and down. do u think i got anxiety problem rather than any of this. cos i know anxiety and depression can make a person feel sick and avoiding alot of things ( like me now)
i wanted to cure this but i dunno where should i start now . go to ENT or any specialist doc or counselling. i'm got budget problem now that why. can afford too many visit . here cos ringgit malaysia 100 ove per session.
Posted 1/24/2005 3:46 PM (GMT 0)

Hi Winston,

Hope you are feeling better, as I notice it's been several months without an update post.  Let us know if you are still having symptoms, and we can try and help! :)

Toni

Posted 1/25/2005 11:54 PM (GMT 0)
hello there,
soli for late reply coz abit stess out, by the way can my stress create all this problem for me? recently i go for blood test and found that my liver function test the total bilirubin abit higher, but all the doc that i c about 4 of them saying that its ok. i'm even more normal than those who had serious liver problem . but sometimes i notice than my body will had some red spot , it is due to the toxic food than i consume? sometimes its itching sometimes not. and i got this back pain on my left hand upper back. it is all related? my urine color still yellowish , altho sometimes i drink few cups of water i become more clearer than after that it back to it usual color again. and its smelly . when i eat i most belch for few times a meal . i dunno y , it is my stomach use to it oledi or what? my mood change all the times but mostly moody, i avoiding my frens , activities and always just inside my bed room, i eat abit only cos no appetite dunno y any idea?
i oso always wake up in the middle of the nite and sleep not more than 5 hours. any idea?my hand and feet is cool , i often focusing on my stomach after i eat i will look into the mirror and complaint that i got tummy and i will touch it often to see wether it is my tummy or others, i will think all negative things like i got ascite or liver problem . i'm a thin person and i can see my stomach area abit curse shape my mum said cos i am thin so i can c my stomach. i dunno whats going on with me now. when i sleep my mind is talking , it is i think too much? or i really had depression? can my mind playing trick with me now? that i create all this symptoms and worry too much about minor things, i get complaint on everything i do. my tonque got this weird taste than i dunno how to describe. i cannot concentrade on doing things. even going for doc i will look for one then another then another i cannot stay put to one now . i dislike going to clinic or hospital last time but now i just enjoy looking for them ..is it all depression or anxiety or stress related? And i dunno where the gas coming from last time in my stomach . whats all ur advice , chinese new year is coming i dun have any mood now oso ,i just feel bored about it. what happen to me now pls help !!
Posted 1/31/2005 4:37 PM (GMT 0)

Hi Winston -

Drinking water on a regular basis should change the color and smell of your urine.  You'll probably even feel better in the long run!

I also think you should go out with your friends.  Seclusion will probably only make you feel worse, and focus on the negative. 

Best of luck! :)

Toni

Posted 2/1/2005 1:03 AM (GMT 0)
hello there ,
so u dun think i got any serious problem or sickness? i'm just out of my mind that is? but y i can lost weight? if our mind is worry too much can this b the cause even tho i eat oso?
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